ASSOCIATION OF SUPERANNUATION FUNDS
Financial planning
ASFA wants the Government to extend capital gains tax relief for fund mergers to protect members' interests....
Superannuation
In light of the 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has encouraged women to get more involved with...
Financial planning
The Government has been told it established AUSTRAC for its own purposes and that it, not the industry, should foot the bill....
People & Products
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has appointed a new director of government relations and strategy, with Gordon Noble poised to take on the rol...
Superannuation
Australia's first chair of finance and superannuation has been appointed at the University of Technology Sydney's (UTS) Business School, with Professor Susan Thorp taking...
Financial planning
Superannuation funds find it difficult to communicate with members on an opt-in basis....
Superannuation
Expanded intra-fund advice would not compromise the quality of financial advice Australians receive because it is governed by the same rules and regulations as other advi...
Superannuation
ASFA urges Government to separate the lifting of the super guarantee from implementing a Minerals Resource Rent Tax....
Financial planning
ASFA calls for nationally mandated data payment standards, with TFN use just the first step....
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...
Superannuation
The aggregate cost for a couple living comfortably in retirement increased by 0.5 per cent in the September quarter to nearly $54,000 a year, according to the latest West...
Financial planning
The Government’s measured response to the 177 recommendations put forth in the Cooper Review has been broadly welcomed by the industry, with agreement reached on mo...
Editorial
Recent comments by Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services Bill Shorten have brought the Government's willingness to consult with the industry about FOFA ...
Life/Risk
Australia’s tax regime should be amended to give insurance cover the same status irrespective of whether it is obtained inside or outside of superannuation....
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