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Industry funds reject majority independent directors

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
... the recommendation it must get the definition of independence right. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and Industry Super Australia (ISA) firmly opposed the recommendation, with AIST chief executive Tom Garcia saying: "There ...

AIST lobbies govt to keep LISC payment disclosure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) is calling on the government to maintain separate disclosure of low income superannuation contribution (LISC) payments on superannuation statements. While the government has moved to abolish ...

Group insurance consortiums 'inevitable': MetLife

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2014
... head of distribution Michael Goodall. Speaking at an even hosted by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), Goodall said the concentration risk of big super funds means that individual insurers will be forced combine power with other ...

APRA confirms MySuper non-confidentiality rules

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
... not-for-profit superannuation industry welcomed the regulators decision. Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) executive manager, policy and research, David Haynes said: "Full disclosure of MySuper products will provide better transparency ...

AIST attacks big-bank default grandfathering

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014
... out of high-fee products into low-fee MySuper products, according to the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST). AIST head of executive manager, policy and research, David Haynes said current grandfathering rules allow funds to keep their ...

Get ready for activist members, super funds told

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014
... manager for responsible investment Anne-Maree O'Connor. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) investment conference in Alice Springs, O'Connor said activism over environmental and social issues was becoming an increasing ...

Liberalise economy or prepare for war, warns economist

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
... has told superannuation professionals in Alice Springs. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) investment conference in the Northern Territory, the US economist said governments should also buy gold, build infrastructure ...

Advisers must attend ethics classes, say ISA and AIST

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
... Corporations and Financial Services (PJC), Industry Super Australia (ISA) and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) argued for the introduction of a national exam for new and existing financial advisers "with mandatory competencies ...

Super fees drop as fund war rolls on

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2014
... concentrated on fees, but members can't eat fees, they need net returns." The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) chief executive Tom Garcia said that one strategy to lower fees is "moving to a more passive investment regime, which ...

Retirement phase top issue for super in FSI

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
... isolation, if done successfully it can result in substantial benefits. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) also emphasised the need to address the retirement phase, and called for a 'through-retirement' view of super, rather than ...