ASSOCIATION OF SUPERANNUATION FUNDS

Policy & Regulation

Industry bodies have applauded the Government’s appointments to the Treasury, stating it is a ‘clear indication’ of the strategic focus being placed on financial services...

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Superannuation

The Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, Kelly O’Dwyer has confirmed the Government’s desire to pursue a comprehensive overhaul of the superannuation system....

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Superannuation

Retail super funds only have a higher satisfaction rate over industry funds when balances are under $5,000, according to Roy Morgan Research....

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Financial planning

Banks need to stop paying all incentives, including all grandfathered commissions, to help re-build confidence in the banking system, ISA believes....

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Superannuation

ASFA said it would take time to assess the impacts of the Opposition’s proposed measures on the taxation of superannuation....

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Superannuation

Australia’s compulsory superannuation is not only helping diversify assets but is also reducing the cost of the Age Pension and risk, ASFA believes....

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Superannuation

Super fund members are either unaware of what to do or overwhelmed by the issue according to ASFA...

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Funds management

ASIC has been warned that cobbling together guidance on PDS fee disclosure is not enough and that the underlying legislation needs to be fixed....

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Superannuation

Federal Treasurer, Joe Hockey, is set to consider a number of measures to make superannuation more flexible, including moves to allow Australians use their super to fund ...

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Superannuation

ASFA warns policymakers need to pay attention to longer retirement periods as the Intergenerational Report touches on rising lifespans and retirement periods of Australia...

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Superannuation

Pay inequality will cause a retirement gender gap with one in three women having not a superannuation fund at all, according to ASFA....

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Financial planning

New research suggests few superannuation fund members have any real idea of the life insurance they hold inside super....

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Superannuation

New research has revealed that price is no longer regarded as the most important factor in insurance selection with benefit design and claims handling the trump cards....

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Financial planning

ASIC has been told the ATO is on the right track with its ‘digital by default’ approach. ...

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Superannuation

New survey reveals strong support for at least one-third independent directors on superannuation fund boards....

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My view is that after 2026 there will be quite a bit less than 10,000 'advisers' (investment advisers) and less than 100...

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Jason Warlond

Dugald makes a great point that not everyone's definition of green is the same and gives a good example. Funds have bee...

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Jasmin Jakupovic

How did they get the AFSL in the first place? Given the green light by ASIC. This is terrible example of ASIC's incompet...

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AustralianSuper and Australian Retirement Trust have posted the financial results for the 2022–23 financial year for their combined 5.3 million members....

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A $34 billion fund has come out on top with a 13.3 per cent return in the last 12 months, beating out mega funds like Australian Retirement Trust and Aware Super. ...

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The verdict in the class action case against AMP Financial Planning has been delivered in the Federal Court by Justice Moshinsky....

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