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Get ready for activist members, super funds told

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014
... Superannuation Fund 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 ...

Liberalise economy or prepare for war, warns economist

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
... James G. Rickards 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 ...

Advisers must attend ethics classes, say ISA and AIST

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
... Committee on 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 ...

Super fees drop as fund war rolls on

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2014
... becoming far too 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 ...

SG frozen till 2021, industry 'dismayed'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
... reaching 12% in 2025. The superannuation industry has condemned the move across the board. Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees chief executive Tom Garcia said the Government's decision "represented a broken election promise not to bring in ...

Retirement phase top issue for super in FSI

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
... looked at in 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 ...

Give MySuper time to work, says AIST

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014
... given time to work before the government considers any further changes to the system, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) has said. In its submission in response to the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) interim report, AIST said wholesale ...

AIST slams Xenophon's super home loan proposal

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014
... access their super for a deposit would "threaten retirement income security", according to Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) chief executive Tom Garcia. Xenophon has said he will introduce legislative changes to the Superannuation ...

Abetz backed FSC in case against FWC, Federal Court reveals

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
... the hands of Abetz, who indicated in June that the process is "likely to take some time". Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees chief executive Tom Garcia Mr Garcia urged Senator Abetz to "move quickly to appoint new members to the expert panel ...

Senate saves the LISC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2014
... Schoolkids Bonus were also saved. The not-for-profit superannuation sector, represented by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees and Industry Super Australia, led the campaign to keep the tax. ISA chief executive David Whiteley said: "By ...