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Super concession cuts ignite SMSF debate

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
... 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 these ...

APRAs' best intentions misleading: Super industry

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2012
... investment risk, said three industry organisations. In a letter sent to APRA, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), the Actuaries Institute and the Industry Super Network (ISN) said they had serious concerns about APRA's proposed ...

MySuper Bill could expose individual trustees to legal action

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
... the Federal Government to voice their concerns. In a joint submission, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), the Financial Services Council (FSC), The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) and Industry Super Network ...

AIST appoints executive manager of education

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2012
... created role of executive manager - education. George will head up the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees's (AIST) education team and assume responsibility for enhancing and expanding its education offerings to trustee directors and ...

Highly educated SMSF investors prime fraud targets

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
... people can make wrong decisions," Reynolds said. She added that while super savings in APRA regulated funds weren't impacted, AIST would be urging super funds to enhance fraud communications with soon-to-retire members or those rolling funds into the ...

SPAA brands SuperStream costs illogical

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
... Professional Association of Australia (SPAA) has dismissed calls by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) for self managed super fund members to make significant contributions towards the SuperStream levy. Andrea Slattery chief executive ...

SMSFs should pay SuperStream levy: AIST

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
... beneficiaries of the SuperStream reforms and so should contribute to the levy being imposed on other fund members, argues the AIST. Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) chief executive officer, Fiona Reynolds, said Superstream is about ...

FOFA passes as industry backs professionalism

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
... a role in advocating for these reforms, along with many others," Whiteley said, while Fiona Reynolds, chief executive of AIST said the legislation would go "a long way to restoring consumer confidence in super and protecting fund members from Trio-style ...

AIST working to improve board gender imbalance

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
... participants will today hear from a panel of experienced women directors from within the not-for-profit industry including AIST president, Cate Wood who is also chair of the national networking and advocacy group for Women in Super. "The program is one ...

SuperStream levy unclear

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
... unity, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), the FSC and the Industry Super Network (ISN) made a joint submission illustrating the degree and extent of industry uncertainty ...