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Name and shame super sectors: AIST

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees wants Australian Financial Complaints Authority to report which superannuation sectors are most complained about. In a submission to AFCA's consultation paper on proposed arrangements for comparative ...

Members dismiss intra-fund advice: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2019
... charge members for advice, unless the advice is given for a related pension fund and is not ongoing. "Superannuation trustees should carefully consider whether they can collectively charge for certain TTR advice, depending on whether the advice is ongoing ...

Study unveils state with largest superannuation gender gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2019
... male and female employees, at nearly 40%. The study by Women in Super and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees of large industry superannuation funds found the gender savings gap is worst in Western Australia, hitting a disparity of 39% ...

IOOF responds to class action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
... IOOF Investment Management and Questor Financial Services, subsidiaries of IOOF, breached their duties as superannuation trustees. The law firm initially said it would file the action in mid-March. Revelations that IOOF's directors and officers were ...

ASIC delays choice product dashboards

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has slammed ASIC's move to defer consumer disclosure requirements for choice superannuation products for up to four years. Currently, superannuation funds with more than five members must disclose ...

Federal Budget: Industry responds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2019
... the age pension and support better financial futures for all Australians." The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees were more critical of the Government however, maintaining the voluntary super contribution changes would not have much of an ...

NFP intra-fund advice is not a distribution channel

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2019
... separation of product and advice is underpinning advice discussions among retail funds. "Profit-to-member superannuation trustees put members' interests first and this extends to the financial advice their funds provide," she said. While many retail ...

Protecting Your Super Package will cross finish line: Treasurer

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... Sixty-five and 66-year-olds will no longer need to meet the work test from 1 July 2020. Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees chief executive Eva Scheerlinck said it was disappointing that superannuation reforms in this Budget do not address ...

Superannuation, insurance expert joins EY

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
... conferences such as the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST). Michelle Segaert, also a partner in the financial services law division, said McKechnie's skills will ...

APRA warns trustees on expectations

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2019
... focus will be ensuring that trustees put their members first. Rowell finished her letter by saying: "All superannuation trustees - including those with strong recent financial performance - need to avoid complacency, proactively assess their practices ...