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Active members can cause asset allocation headache

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009
... effect on super fund asset allocations, said one industry body. Speaking at an Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) event, David Whiteley, executive director at Industry Super Network, said apathy towards superannuation might have saved ...

NFP super beats retail over 10 yrs

... funds is paying off for fund members," said Fiona Reynolds, chief executive at Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST). "Regardless of which way the markets are heading, not-for-profit super funds deliver superior returns." Rainmaker Information ...

Noonan heads AIST policy committee

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2009
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has appointed Gerard Noonan as chair of the AIST Policy Committee. Noonan - the current chair of Media Super - replaces Sandy Grant, who was recently appointed to the panel of the Cooper Review into ...

Charter needs legislative backing: ISN

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2009
... milestone in the campaign of the Industry Super Network and others including the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees and the growing number of concerned financial commentators wishing to see fundamental reform in the way in which superannuation ...

Industry bodies back IFSA charter

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2009
... are able to make informed choices about the advice they purchase," she said. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has also welcomed the IFSA charter. "IFSA's recognition that commissions corrupt the sale of superannuation products is a ...

Super funds to re-jig mandates

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2009
... factor in climate change issues, a survey found. The Climate Institute and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) survey found strong support to integrate climate change issues into the investment process. "Asset consultants are key ...

AustralianSuper saves $4m per year

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2009
... mandates. Elana Rubin, chair of the industry fund and a speaker at yesterday's Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees lunch in Sydney, said AustralianSuper could save millions per annum after rehashing the fund's mandate line-up to cull some ...

Active managers be warned: Frontier

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2009
... managing director, Fiona Trafford-Walker. Trafford-Walker, who spoke at yesterday's Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees lunch in Sydney, said active managers were "on notice" by super funds which are on the hunt for ways to cut costs. There ...

Super at the edge of abyss: ASFA

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2009
... at the edge of an abyss," she said. Vamos along with representatives from the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, the Investment and Financial Services Association and the Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia agreed ...

AIST chair set sights on UN PRI board

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2009
Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) chair, Ian Robertson, has nominated for a position on the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) board. Local Government Superannuation (LGS) trustee, Robertson was integral ...