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RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
... of Financial Standard we feature a special report on innovation in life risk and profile Cate Wood, the new president of AIST, as well as all the latest news, views and regular features. Financial Standard's latest edition of the iPadA(R) app is now ...

AIST warns MySuper deadline tight

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
... right in terms of key information," said David Haynes, project manager, Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST). "Key information is really about investment return performance, investment products and the level of fees and costs." Concerns ...

Super funds urged to disclose director and exec pay

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012
... director and executive pay, and not wait for Government regulation. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) said the move is in recognition of the key role that governance and transparency play in maintaining confidence and stability ...

Budget: Calls for SuperStream levy dialogue

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
... the detail about how the levy is going to be applied across the industry and whether it is equitable," said Fiona Reynolds, AIST chief executive. "Sometimes in the past when there has been a levy per fund, it hasn't taken into account the size and complexity ...

AIST appoints new president

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2012
... maximum two year tenure as the Institute's president. A current director of Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and chair of the national Women in Super network, Wood is also deputy chair of Care Super, a member of the ACT Treasury ...

MySuper consultation draws focus on divisions

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
... independent guidelines by both the Financial Services Council (FSC) and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST). However, both associations have used the announcement to draw attention to perceived inequalities in current structures. ...

Industry rejects changes to super tax

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2012
... critical feature of Australia's world leading super system," she said. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) added their voices to the debate, saying that removing incentives ...

Member interests and employer choice paramount

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
Member interests and not the interests of competing funds is paramount for default super, said FSC and the AIST in their parliamentary submissions. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and the Financial Services Council (FSC) have ...

Funds remain unconvinced on lifecycle MySuper product

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
... not-for-profit sector is going to be the model that many funds adopt for their MySuper product," said Fiona Reynolds, CEO of AIST. Over 60% of funds in the NFP sector reported that their MySuper product would be a re-badging of the current default option ...

ASIC calls for detailed disclosure on holdings of super funds

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
... (SMSF) does not correlate with the simplistic attitude that the Australian public is not engaged, said Medcraft, speaking at AIST's annual Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF). The lack of transparency on exactly how funds are invested is ...