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Calls to cut super contribs fails to get traction

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2008
... retrograde," said Fiona Reynolds, chief executive of the peak not-for-profit super fund group the Australian Institute of Trustees (AIST). The government however has also rejected the proposal but while announcing it wants consumers to spend the $10 ...

Super funds reject calls to cut super contrib

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2008
... retrograde," said Fiona Reynolds, chief executive of the peak not-for-profit super fund group the Australian Institute of Trustees (AIST). The government however has also rejected the proposal but while announcing it wants consumers to spend the $10 ...

AIST calls for higher co-contribs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2008
... progress of the scheme to date supports the industry's campaign to revamp existing superannuation savings policies. For example, AIST chief executive Fiona Reynolds said recent AIST research had shown that the main beneficiaries of the current scheme ...

Finance industry groups respond to ETS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2008
... scheme (ETS) by the Australian Council of Super Investors (ACSI) and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) said the ETS is a necessary foundation for pragmatically responding to climate change. But it needs to be introduced in a ...

Govt revises temporary res super bill

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
... received 47 submissions on initial temporary residents super proposal. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) chief executive, Fiona Reynolds welcomed the revised proposal. The AIST was previously concerned with the initial government ...

ASFA supports same sex super bill

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
... the deceased person. ASFA's support follows a similar reaction from the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) in May. Fiona Reynolds, AIST chief executive, said the government's proposal to eliminate same sex discrimination in super ...

Contribs tax for women under review

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2008
... what SG payments are paid on," said Fiona Reynolds, chief executive of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST). But providing paid maternity leave with a super component is just the tip of the iceberg. Half of the country's working ...

Moment of truth

CAMERON BOGGS  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2008
... reports about the market slump. Industry experts gathered at last week's Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) luncheon to discuss how to explain the market's negative returns to members. But before the discussion turned to member communication ...

Industry funds steering clear of FHSAs

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2008
... will have limited opportunities to utilise their portfolio of investment managers for the benefit of the account holder." AIST did a survey of not-for-profit super funds and found that only about a third planned to offer an FHSA. Most of those that are ...

Paid maternity leave must include super: AIST

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2008
Paid maternity leave schemes must not ignore superannuation, warns the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST). In its submission to the Productivity Commission, the AIST which is the peak super body for nearly two-thirds of the Australian ...