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AustSuper premium hike sees surprise member response

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014
... life premiums has had the surprise effect of triggering more members to dial up their cover. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees Insurance Symposium, AustralianSuper product manager, insurance, Richard Weatherhead said this ...

Govt moves to repeal super payslip disclosure rules

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
... jeopardise their job (and payslip reporting is unlikely to change that)." But Tom Garcia, chief executive of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, argued that the law should be protected and enacted, as the current system is sending a ...

TWUSUPER appoints new CEO

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014
... Insurance and Finance. He is also part of the Industry Funds Forum, Fund Executives Association Ltd and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees.

APRA confirms MySuper non-confidentiality rules

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
... their commercial interests." The not-for-profit superannuation industry welcomed the regulators decision. Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) executive manager, policy and research, David Haynes said: "Full disclosure of MySuper products ...

AIST attacks big-bank default grandfathering

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014
... their default superannuation members out of high-fee products into low-fee MySuper products, according to the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST). AIST head of executive manager, policy and research, David Haynes said current grandfathering ...

Get ready for activist members, super funds told

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014
... to New Zealand 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 ...

Liberalise economy or prepare for war, warns economist

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
... author and economist 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 ...

Advisers must attend ethics classes, say ISA and AIST

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
... Parliamentary Joint 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 ...

Super fees drop as fund war rolls on

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2014
... industry is 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 ...

SG frozen till 2021, industry 'dismayed'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
... rather than 0.25%, 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 ...