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Doubt over CGT relief delaying fund mergers

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2011
... Tax relief for merging super funds is hampering consolidation across the super industry, according to the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees. Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) chief executive Fiona Reynolds said many ...

SG Bill enters parliament with strong support

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
... guarantee in 1992. They will increase GDP and reduce the cost to taxpayers of the Age Pension," said Cooper. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) said it was a historic day for super with more than two thirds of Australians supporting ...

Super funds signal intention to delve into overseas property

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011
... Russell Investments, the Asian Association for Investors in non-listed Real Estate Vehicles (ANREV) and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), unearthed renewed appetite for overseas assets. Constraints in the domestic market, the ...

FOFA divides on commission

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... currently pay ongoing advice fees and commissions to financial planners for advice they are not receiving. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), chief executive, Fiona Reynolds said the reforms signalled a new era of affordable ...

IFM hits back at claims it plays politics with super fund money

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011
... town of Moree in western NSW. The project was also given $120 million by the NSW Government. Last month the Australian Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Australian Institute of Company Directors both called for industry superannuation funds ...

Super funds want a cost-benefit analysis on disclosure

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
... single security in a portfolio is pages and pages of meaningless data." Fiona Reynolds, chief executive of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, agreed. "While we support greater transparency, there needs to be a balance between transparency ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... Bradken Ltd issue full year results, and Coca Cola Amatil Ltd and Reckon Ltd release half year results. The Australian Institute of Company Directors launches a publication, Tomorrow's boards: Creating balanced and effective boards. In Australia on Monday ...

Former AIST chief takes on age discrimination

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
Former president of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), Susan Ryan has been appointed as the new age discrimination commissioner. The role will be allocated $4 million over four years through the Australian Human Rights Commission. ...

Intrafund advice a sticking point for Stronger Super group

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... or not, the ability to provide that must be a level playing field." Fiona Reynolds, chief executive of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees said intra-fund advice was important but should not be compulsory yet. "It has a vital role to ...

Government takes no sides in industry-retail super split

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... flexibility would be a gateway to higher fees, according to the source. Fiona Reynolds, chief executive of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, said it was not true that super funds would be forced to charge a flat fee for all their products ...