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Investing is like a game of tennis

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
... foreseeable future according to a United Kingdom based researcher. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) conference yesterday, CREATE-Research chief executive Professor Amin Rajan spoke broadly about pension fund business ...

Government must not mandate products for super members: AIST

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015
Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees chief executive Tom Garcia said the AIST supports more flexibility around retirement product development but the federal government should not be mandating particular products for super members. Opening ...

Super governance changes questioned

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
... governance legislation. A paper prepared by Hall and Wilcox Lawyers for the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) suggests existing regulation is sufficient as there are already clear obligations for directors in legally binding standards ...

New draft super governance standards released

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
... apply where an APRA compliant transition plan is in place. These measures follow requests from industry bodies ASFA and the AIST. The new draft legislation also confirms that the independent chair can be included in the one-third independent directors ...

Senate inquiry into gender retirement income gap launched

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2015
... of the main sources of retirement income for women. Earlier this year the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) supported the inquiry. AIST chief executive Tom Garcia said the current Tax Inquiry needed to consider fairer distribution ...

Industry fund advice on the rise

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2015
... the next four years, research by Industry Super Australia (ISA) and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) suggests. Based on a survey of 19 not-for-profit funds, the research shows that the industry fund sector delivered 130,451 ...

ASFA concerned about board governance timeline

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2015
... ensure an orderly and timely adoption of such significant changes." The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) has also reportedly asked for an extension of the transition timeline, but has made representations to Treasury opposing the ...

Super decades away from maturity

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
... spend the majority of their working lives in it at a full 12%." Today the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and AustralianSuper have released a paper suggesting the super system is more than four decades away from maturity. The paper ...

Super and pension work together

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
... Reality Check report developed by Vidler Policy and Research (VPR) and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST). The goal of the report was to demystify the purpose of superannuation, and specifically to debunk the "myth" that a $1 ...

Super groups call for women Senate review

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
... for a Senate inquiry looking at the problem of women's retirement savings. Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) chief executive Tom Garcia believes the first step in addressing the super gender gap is creating a fairer taxation system. ...