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Retail funds cheer super board governance bill

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
... independent has angered industry superannuation fund representatives. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) executive manager of governance Eva Scheerlinck said: "Under the proposed definition of independence, most directors would ...

Turnbull expected to dust off shelved policies

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
... which make competition, trade, tax and federation reform priorities." The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) chief executive, Tom Garcia, asked the new PM to "put the focus back on super taxes as a key part of the current Tax Review. ...

Asset management modeling low-cost airlines

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2015
... a service at a price which they can afford," Rajan said. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) investment conference recently, Rajan presented findings from research headlined "Why the internet titans will not conquer ...

Private equity shift keeping investors busy

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015
... to IFM Investors head of private capital, Steven Lipchin. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) investment conference recently, Lipchin and fellow panelists were of the opinion that although private equity valuations ...

Regulators put super funds on notice

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
... post-retirement as an area it will be monitoring closely. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) investment conference recently, ASIC senior executive leader, investment managers and superannuation, Ged Fitzpatrick said ...

Government should super seed low income earners

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
... a report released by the Australian Centre for Financial Studies and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) last week, the average superannuation balance at retirement was $197,000 for men and $105,000 for women.

Super investment fees should align with CPI

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
... MER. This is assuming a CPI growth of about 3% per annum. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) investment conference on Friday, Trafford-Walker said investment management costs were the "big elephant in the room". "[Super] ...

Super funds need to compete globally

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... funds are doing as competition for assets continues to grow. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) investment conference, Meat Industry Employees' Superannuation Fund (MIESF) chief investment officer Mary McLaughlin said ...

Member direct investment needs work

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... investment officer. Addressing a member direct investment options forum at an Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) conference yesterday, Hostplus chief investment officer Sam Sicilia said MDIOs were in general "not good for your financial ...

Retirement income is not one-size-fits-all

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) has released a framework for selecting default post-retirement products that attempts to eliminate a one-size-fits-all approach. Launched at the AIST Australian Superannuation Investment conference ...