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Most super boards have no independent trustees

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
... do so if it became a legal requirement. The government is currently considering mandating that a third of super board trustees are independent. However, the consultation process was initiated by Arthur Sinodinos when he was Assistant Treasurer. Since ...

Senate saves the LISC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2014
... were also saved. The not-for-profit superannuation sector, represented by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees and Industry Super Australia, led the campaign to keep the tax. ISA chief executive David Whiteley said: "By rebating the tax ...

ASX meets with PRI to discuss sustainability reporting

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
... Exchange and the Nigerian Stock Exchange. Reynolds, who was chief executive of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) before taking the London-based role with PRI, said: "The Australian Securities Exchange is not involved in that ...

Are super funds the new shadow banks?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
... Consumer inertia is not enough of a guarantee that they will stay put, he said. He also questioned the competence of trustees to make appropriate investment decisions. "Superannuation trustees are not very competent - particularly industry funds. So ...

Brogden leaves FSC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014
... policy agenda to influence broader economic policy, and extended FSC membership to include trustee companies and public trustees." "Ensuring bipartisan support for no significant changes to superannuation and creating a financial services trade agenda ...

Palmer to oppose abolition of LISC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
... asking him to save the LISC, a joint initiative of Women in Super (WIS) and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees. Women in Super chair and AIST deputy president Cate Wood said: "We welcome the decision by Mr Palmer and the PUP Senators ...

EQT completes ANZ Trustees acquisition

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
Equity Trustees (EQT) has completed the acquisition of ANZ Trustees for $150 million, which has boosted ET's total funds under management to $40 billion. As part of the agreement, EQT and ANZ have entered into a strategic relationship for five years ...

Christian super funds merge

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014
... Christian Super, adopting the latter's external service providers. The board of the merged fund will grow from eight to nine trustees. Australian Christian Churches will become the fifth principle sponsor of Christian Super, along with Christian Schools ...

Manny Pohl issues prospectus for new retail LIC

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014
... type of bottom-up, value based investing philosophy. We believe it will find favour with the increasing number of SMSF trustees looking for strong income yields, capital growth and low risk." The offer is priced at $1.00 a share and investors in the ...

Future of LISC in Palmer's hands

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014
... superannuation contribution (LISC) scheme. The letter, organised by Women in Super and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, contains 35 signatures, including Women in Super chair Catherine Woods, AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk ...