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Funding for women on super boards a union hand out: Cormann

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
... minister for superannuation, Bill Shorten, is a great example of whole-of-industry cooperation," said AIST CEO Fiona Reynolds. Women in Super chair Cate Wood also welcomed the FSC's involvement in the launch of the initiative and their announcement at ...

CGT relief passes House of Reps

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... rollovers to 1 July 2017 to coincide with the end of the MySuper transition period. AIST chief executive officer, Fiona Reynolds, said the extension would be a relief to those funds considering a merger. "The industry has lobbied long and hard for the ...

AIST champions more women on Super boards

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
The chief executive of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) Fiona Reynolds has called upon super funds to appoint more female directors in a bid for greater gender diversity and equality. The peak body for Australia's $500 billion ...

APRA requirements welcomed by sector

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012
... confidence that APRA's data is independent and free of any conflicts of interest," said AIST chief executive officer Fiona Reynolds. Reynolds said she hoped the new requirements for collection of data and the reporting of returns at investment option ...

Cbus takes lead on trustee disclosure

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
... with Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustee (AIST) recommendations, provided to all member funds, said Fiona Reynolds, AIST chief executive. "While there is currently no legislation enforcing higher standards of disclosure on super funds, this ...

Super concession cuts ignite SMSF debate

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
... save for their retirement, they were not designed to be tax minimisation structures for the very wealthy," said Fiona Reynolds, AIST chief executive. "There are only so many tax concessions that can be directed towards retirement savings and in our view ...

MySuper flipping ban passes lower house

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
... because of automatic transfers. This amendment is an important consumer protection mechanism that we support, said Fiona Reynolds, chief executive of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (ASIT) - a representative body for Australia's $450 ...

MySuper Bill could expose individual trustees to legal action

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
... supports the intent of the legislation, but believes that it could lead to unintended consequences, said AIST CEO Fiona Reynolds. There is a chance that the legislation, as it is currently worded, could lead to individual directors being too cautious ...

AIST appoints executive manager of education

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2012
... the industry and has also held roles with financial institutions such as RGA International, AMP and JP Morgan. Fiona Reynolds, chief executive officer of AIST, said the appointment reflected the critical importance of education within the super industry ...

Highly educated SMSF investors prime fraud targets

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
... said, while adding that there was an onus on individuals to take necessary steps to prevent them becoming victims. Fiona Reynolds, chief executive of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, said the impact of the global financial crisis ...