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Financial planning

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has called for standardised labelling of financial products to provide retail investors with a better understa...

Financial planning

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has called for standardised labelling of financial products to provide retail investors with a better understa...

Financial planning

A leading superannuation body has responded to industry calls for regulatory intervention in investment labelling and promotion by claiming industry-wide agreement on the...

Superannuation

Peak superannuation industry body ASFA has called for a bi-partisan consensus on superannuation policy settings, reinforcing its support for the super guarantee increase ...

Superannuation

AMP will be rolling out a superannuation member benefits report that the company says is designed to be highly personalised, easy to read and understand, and helpful for ...

Superannuation

The Coalition’s superannuation policy released this week has drawn mixed reviews, with several major industry bodies expressing disappointment at the policy for bei...

Financial planning

Both the Government and elements of the industry are demanding the Government produce a comprehensive policy on superannuation....

Financial planning

ASFA wants superannuation guarantee changes aimed at ensuring some of the nation's most vulnerable workers are not missing out on superannuation entitlements....

Financial planning

Several super fund experts at an ASFA briefing in Melbourne have questioned the relevance of intra-fund advice, claiming that the public demand for personal advice was gr...

People & Products

Former Ernst & Young partner Dr. Jules Gribble has been appointed as senior adviser, policy strategy, at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), and ...

Financial planning

Two major superannuation bodies have called for the Government to maintain its commitment to gradually raise the superannuation guarantee to 12 per cent....

Superannuation

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has disagreed with the Cooper Review by claiming SMSFs should be able to invest in collectibles and 'personal use' as...

Superannuation

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has questioned claims the Cooper Review's MySuper regime will actually save money....

Financial planning

Nine out of 10 working Australians support the Government's proposal to increase the superannuation guarantee (SG) to 12 per cent, according to a national poll from ASFA....

Financial planning

Key bodies representing the financial services industry have broadly welcomed the Rudd Government's plans to overhaul the financial advice industry, but there are some ca...

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