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Shadow Treasurer slams governance bill

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
... audience and met criticism from several speakers, including Bowen. Outside the governance issue, O'Dwyer said superannuation trustees are obliged to balance insurance offerings inside their respective funds as an attempt to heed the erosion of members' ...

PC to deliver Super 2.0: FSC

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
... delegates were entirely supportive of this idea. Speaking on the same panel as Loane, Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees chief executive Tom Garcia said the emphasis on competition missed the point of superannuation, arguing that "competition ...

Is default super dated?

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... industrial system results in sub-optimal outcomes for consumers. Alternatively the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees is submitting that the existing default system should be the baseline for comparison. "It is entirely appropriate that ...

New life insurance standards for super

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016
Superannuation trustees and life insurers will be bound by new life insurance standards emerging from an industry leadership group aiming to benchmark best practice. The Superannuation Industry Working Group is a new collaboration between the Australian ...

Super reforms finalised by year's end

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2016
... decisions about their savings and superannuation with confidence. Introducing the legislation also provides superannuation trustees with the certainty they need to implement these reforms. With the support of the Senate, there will be no impediment to ...

AIST wants higher concessional cap for older workers

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees is urging the federal government to retain the $35,000 concessional cap for older workers. As the AIST finalises its submission to the second tranche of superannuation reforms it argues the existing ...

Former AustralianSuper chair joins ME board

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
... organisation. In 2014, Rubin received a Lifetime Trustee Achievement Award from the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees. She is also a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees ...

Industry bodies united on group insurance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
... superannuation. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), the Financial Services Council (FSC), the Industry Funds Forum (IFF) and Industry Super Australia (ISA), have released ...

Default super system splits industry

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
... competitive superannuation system that empowers and ultimately benefits consumers. Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) chief executive Tom Garcia said it was vital the default fund selection process was in members' best interest and ...

Super inefficiencies coming to the fore

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
... advisers to provide advice. Fox said super members would also be better served through clearer reporting from superannuation trustees. "Many of our members report that the differences and inconsistencies between how super trustees currently report investment ...