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Former HESTA chair joins Assemble

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
... served on a range of super fund boards for over 25 years. A past president of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), she is the former chair of HESTA, a role she held for eight years and in which she fostered a strong member focused ...

RC recommendations closer to legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
A slew of regulation recommended by the Hayne Royal Commission to tighten the reigns in the superannuation industry will come into force with the introduction of a new bill. Introduced in Parliament on November 12, the Financial Sector Reform (Hayne ...

AIST pokes holes in Your Super, Your Choice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has criticised the government's Your Super, Your Choice reforms, saying they fail to protect existing members in underperforming funds. Outlining its view of the reforms, AIST pointed out the need ...

APRA highlights heatmaps success

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2020
... strategy could have a positive influence. "During the year, APRA supervisors had extensive interaction with superannuation trustees that present as 'red' on the heatmap to understand how they plan to address areas of identified underperformance," APRA ...

Proposed changes ahead for APRA's heatmaps

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... the reforms proposed by the government in the federal budget. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees Online Chair Forum, APRA deputy chair Helen Rowell said the 'Your Future, Your Super' reforms are aligned with APRA's ...

Super industry cautious on more reform

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... government's 2020-2021 budget, but the super sector is so far cautious in its response. Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) chief executive Eva Scheerlinck was a little more cautious in her response to the budget, with more superannuation ...

MySuper funds face new test, member bans

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... entrants, and will potentially worsen the problem for people currently in an underperforming fund. Lastly, superannuation trustees will have higher obligations towards members' best interests. The budget did not go into details on this. What is missing ...

Media Super names new chair

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
... president of both the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and was a board member of the Federal Government's advisory body, Innovation Australia. Noonan will remain on the ...

Remembering Susan Ryan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
... Ryan, former Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive and Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees president, who passed away suddenly over the weekend. Ryan is being remembered as one of the great minds behind the modern ...

ASIC extends advice, capital raising provisions

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
... until 15 April 2021 rather than October 15. In addition, ASIC has extended its 'no-action' position to superannuation trustees to December 31 from September 24, allowing funds to provide personal advice as intra-fund advice to members relating to ERS. ...