ASFA

Superannuation

ASFA questions AUSTRAC cost-recovery and seeks legal clarity on basis of superannuation funds calculations....

Superannuation

The Financial Services Council (FSC) and the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) have argued that director remuneration must be publicly disclosed....

SMSF

SMSF retirees drawing substantially more than the ‘comfortable’ income level should not become over-confident, a research paper warned....

SMSF

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has stressed the need to focus on excellence and best practice among board members, regardless of who sits on boards....

SMSF

Claims of self-managed super funds being oversold to unsuitable clients have been over-stated, according to SMSFs Professionals' Association of Australia education and st...

SMSF

More 'mum and dad' investors could mistakenly end up in SMSFs under the Government's draft proposal for an accountants' exemption replacement, according to ASFA....

Financial advice

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

Financial advice

ASFA is urging RSEs to undertake greater scrutiny when selecting outsourced service providers to avoid fraud risk....

Financial advice

The superannuation industry has applauded the Financial System Inquiry report’s proposal to tackle income stream barriers and enshrine super goals....

Financial advice

ASIC deputy chairman, Peter Kell has confirmed intra-fund advice is on the regulator’s surveillance radar....

Financial advice

Former Federal Treasurer, Peter Costello says super tax concessions are worth the cost to the Budget....

Financial advice

ASFA chairman calls on industry to get its house in order or risk having it done by outside forces....

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Grant Banner

From my perspective, 40- 50% of people are likely going to be deeply unhappy about how long they actually live. ...

1 year 7 months ago
Kevin Gorman

Super director remuneration ...

1 year 8 months ago
Anthony Asher

No doubt true, but most of it is still because over 45’s have been upgrading their houses with 30 year mortgages. Money ...

1 year 8 months ago

Australia’s superannuation sector is being held back by overlapping and outdated regulation, ASFA says, with compliance costs almost doubling in seven years – a drain on ...

10 hours ago

A research firm says errors are a “natural part” of running a company with humans and has reversed its previous poor rating for the exchange....

10 hours ago

AMP’s chief economist has unveiled a wish list for the Australian government’s Economic Reform Roundtable....

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