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Active managers be warned: Frontier

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2009
... managing director, Fiona Trafford-Walker. Trafford-Walker, who spoke at yesterday's Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees lunch in Sydney, said active managers were "on notice" by super funds which are on the hunt for ways to cut costs. There ...

Admin savings for temporary residents

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2009
... funds, and their members because of a reduction in administration costs." Among the terms and conditions of the relief, trustees will have to advise in their PDS, annual reports or display prominently on their websites the circumstances in which temporary ...

Unlisted valuations on track: Frontier

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2009
... policy. "Broadly speaking there were no issues of any substance - we're comfortable with the survey and the results. The trustees need a transparent policy and for the most part they all had that," said Trafford-Walker. This view is mirrored by the asset ...

UK DB plans must shape up

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2009
UK fund trustees must become far more proactive in managing the funding status and investment risk, according to Mercer. A recent Mercer report found defined benefit pension schemes are under increasing pressure as buyouts become less feasible and the ...

Super at the edge of abyss: ASFA

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2009
... at the edge of an abyss," she said. Vamos along with representatives from the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, the Investment and Financial Services Association and the Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia agreed ...

APRA to monitor investment options

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2009
... information such as how many members are in each option and what are their age groups. The regulator will also require trustees to 'look through' pooled vehicles to report underlying asset allocations. "APRA proposes collecting data on benefits in the ...

AIST chair set sights on UN PRI board

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2009
Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) chair, Ian Robertson, has nominated for a position on the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) board. Local Government Superannuation (LGS) trustee, Robertson was integral ...

Trustees hot on ESG course

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
Around 50 superannuation trustees completed the inaugural Australian Institute Superannuation Trustees (AIST) environmental, social and governance (ESG) course for super fund trustees. Yesterday, minister for superannuation and corporate law, Senator ...

Super concession cuts were overdue

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2009
... economist and investment strategist at AMP Capital, speaking at this morning's Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees post-Budget briefing. Previous budgets handed many benefits to high income earners and this redresses the balance especially ...

Pension age lift under fire

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2009
... further away from retirement." Meanwhile, Fiona Reynolds, chief executive of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, said, "Lifting the preservation age does not benefit super consumers, promote growth in the national savings pool or build ...