ASSOCIATION OF SUPERANNUATION FUNDS
Superannuation
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has pointed out that the first steps towards MySuper are already imposing higher costs....
Superannuation
Retirees looking to lead a comfortable lifestyle will now need to spend $53,879 a year, up 0.3 per cent over the December quarter, according to the Association of Superan...
Superannuation
Super and accounting bodies have applauded the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC's) guidelines on art and collectibles in self-managed super funds....
Superannuation
A trial arrangement between industry fund giant AustralianSuper and several financial planning dealer groups could lead to questions about the way advice services are str...
Superannuation
SMSFs a greater AML/CTF risk, claims ASFA submission....
Financial planning
Responses from throughout the financial services industry have so far been lukewarm on last night's Federal Budget announcement, with some measures welcomed but some oppo...
Financial planning
ASFA has dumped soft compulsion and is arguing that lifting the super guarantee (SG) to 12 per cent outstrips the Henry Tax Review benefits....
Superannuation
The Government has announced a three-month extension of the capital gains tax (CGT) rollover relief for merging superannuation funds, but at the same time ruled out the p...
Financial planning
Superannuation funds looking to merge have been urged to push the issue of continuing capital gains tax relief for merged funds with the Government, in light of the actua...
Financial planning
Many investors are growing bullish about the global economy, with falling market prices in the United States (US) and continuing sovereign debt issues in Europe creating ...
Superannuation
ASFA resists extending early release super rules to include family violence....
Financial planning
The Government has accepted recommendations related to the implementation of the Minerals Resources Rent Tax, paving the way for an increase in the superannuation guarant...
Financial planning
An index measuring the after-effects of capital gains tax has been launched by the FTSE Group and the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA)....
Superannuation
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia wants super funds treated like authorised deposit-taking institutions (ADIs) for AML/CTF purposes....
Financial planning
The Government has launched a website dedicated to helping consumers better understand and manage their finances....
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It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...