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Minto joins EQT board

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2017
Equities Trustees is pressing to become Australia's leading trustee company with a major appointment to its board. Joining the EQT board as a non-executive director is former TAL managing director Jim Minto. He is also a former chair of the Association ...

Home deposits unwelcome in super

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2017
... provide income in retirement to substitute or supplement the age pension." The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) also warned against using superannuation to tackle the nation's housing affordability challenge. "The superannuation ...

NAB committed to growing impact investment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2017
... Australia and NAB have contributed $250,000 to the program, matching investment from funding partners including Equity Trustees and the Vincent Fairfax Foundation. "In order to address the social and environmental challenges facing Australia, we need ...

Super funds receive guidance on RG97

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2017
... funds prepare for ASIC's deadline on new fee and cost disclosure requirements. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) and the Financial Services Council (FSC) released the ...

Fraser review challenges super board independence

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
... worldwide for this model, including in a majority of OECD countries." Fraser said the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) should implement his four recommendations in its new governance code developed in tandem with the review. Notably ...

Association and regulator join forces for industry benefit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
... maintain the integrity and professionalism of the SMSF sector and focus on enhancing industry knowledge and competency, with trustees being a major target," Slattery said. "We are also committed to work together to be able to influence the right behaviour." ...

Unadvised SMSFs ripe for advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
... at the 2017 SMSF Association's National Conference in Melbourne, Dunn also revealed the perception in the eyes of SMSF trustees surveyed is they cannot rely on the information they're given as it often conflicts with other information available to them. ...

Bonds aiding not-for-profit investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017
... in the face of low interest rates. The combination of scarce donor capital and historically low rates has placed NFP trustees and treasury managers under growing pressure to produce better returns, according to FIIG Securities' head of middle markets ...

Scale advantage in SMSF performance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2017
... 20,000 SMSFs to understand the relationship between fund activity and performance, diversification and performance, and trustees seeking advice and performance.

ASIC targets NAB super after compliance breakdown

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2017
... change well and we're sorry to those customers affected." However, According to Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees executive manager, governance and stewardship Eva Scheerlinck, the news of ASIC's investigation "highlights that the government's ...