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MySuper flipping ban passes lower house

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
... is an important consumer protection mechanism that we support, said Fiona Reynolds, chief executive of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (ASIT) - a representative body for Australia's $450 billion not-for-profit superannuation sector. ...

MySuper Bill could expose individual trustees to legal action

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
... representative bodies to write to the Federal Government to voice their concerns. In a joint submission, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), the Financial Services Council (FSC), The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia ...

Australian Ethical appoints board director

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2012
... superannuation schemes for federal government employees. Prior to ARIA, Gibbs was also the executive officer of Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees and a chair of the Responsible Investment Academy Advisory Council. In 2009 Gibbs received ...

AIST appoints executive manager of education

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2012
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has appointed Meegan George to the newly created role of executive manager - education. George will head up the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees's (AIST) education team and assume ...

Perpetual increases NFP scholarships

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012
... scholarships will now be offered to chairmen and board directors of charitable organisations to attend the Australian Institute of Company Directors' The Not-For-Profit Board or The Role of the Not-for-Profit (NFP) Chairman courses. This is a one-third ...

Highly educated SMSF investors prime fraud targets

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
... Justice Jason Clare yesterday released the joint report from the Australian Crime Commission (ACC) and the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) warning of the sophisticated nature of investment schemes. "[The report] indicates that more than 2600 ...

Ascalon investment head swaps into H3

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
... years at Ascalon, Nelson was on the Boards of various boutique investment firms. He has been a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors since 2006, and previously worked at Commonwealth Bank, BOC Gases and SingTel Optus. Ascalon is a 100% ...

SPAA brands SuperStream costs illogical

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
The Self Managed Super Funds Professional Association of Australia (SPAA) has dismissed calls by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) for self managed super fund members to make significant contributions towards the SuperStream ...

SMSFs should pay SuperStream levy: AIST

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
... SuperStream reforms and so should contribute to the levy being imposed on other fund members, argues the AIST. Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) chief executive officer, Fiona Reynolds, said Superstream is about delivering operational ...

AIST working to improve board gender imbalance

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, in partnership with Women in Super, has kicked off its one day 'Women on super boards program' workshop in Melbourne today. The workshop is developed for women who are interested in learning about ...