ASSOCIATION OF SUPERANNUATION FUNDS

Superannuation

ASFA has called for a whole-of-life approach to super and has backed the set-up of a default MyPension for those disengaged with their super....

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Superannuation

Almost half the population do not have a proper understanding of insurance within their super, especially generation Y (under 32)....

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Superannuation

ASFA said the Government's plan to delay the superannuation guarantee rise to 12 per cent will mean super goals will not be met. ...

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Financial planning

Financial advice is crucial in helping retirees meet their retirement income goals, ASFA said....

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Superannuation

Over half of Australians have a retirement bucket list but less than one third believe they will have enough money to tick off that list, REST data showed....

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Superannuation

ASFA argues letting first home buyers access their superannuation to pay their home deposits will compromise retirement standards and make super inequitable....

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Superannuation

ASFA has called for the formation of a Pensions 20 or Investors 20 in line with G20 to link with the rest of the world on infrastructure investment....

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Policy & Regulation

The Government must ensure superannuation tax concessions are channelled into building retirement income for Australians who need it, ASFA says....

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Financial planning

Recent policy changes have made preparation – and the role of planners – more critical than ever in the post-retirement space. However, even for planners, it’s not an eas...

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Financial planning

Melinda Howes has been lured away from AMP to become General Manager of Super at BTFG....

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Superannuation

Australians need to put a minimum of an extra 5.5 per cent of their salaries into superannuation each year on top of the super guarantee, experts from Deloitte Actuaries ...

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People & Products

Melinda Howes has been lured away from AMP to become General Manager of Super at BTFG....

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Policy & Regulation

ASIC, Treasury and the TPB have been urged to ensure the harmonisation of the standards applied to advisers....

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Superannuation

Current tax rules around retirement products are increasingly impinging on the flexibility of retirees, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia says....

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Superannuation

Women are increasingly becoming disengaged from their superannuation, placing an onus on planners to start a dialogue about the issue in client consultations, a planner b...

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