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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 ...

Super funds to offer FHSAs

... members with First Home Savers Accounts (FHSAs), according to a new survey. The survey, conducted by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), which represents over $450 billion of super fund assets, is the first set of public research ...

AIST calls for SMSF reform

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) has called for reforms to the self-managed superannuation fund sector, including minimum trustee education requirements. Specifically, the group has recommended the advice provided by accountants ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2008
... Commonwealth Bank provides a market update, retiring ABC Learning Centres Ltd chair Sallyanne Atkinson speaks at Australian Institute of Company Directors lunch in Melbourne, and Fortescue Metals boss Andrew Forrest climbs aboard the ship taking the ...

Industry responds to APRA report

... mission to deliver all profits back to members - is paying off," said Fiona Reynolds, chief executive at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST). However, John O'Shaughnessy, IFSA deputy chief executive, said that trustees in both ...

Same sex super overdue: AIST

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) has thrown its support behind the Federal Government's proposal to eliminate same-sex discrimination in superannuation law. AIST chief executive Fiona Reynolds claims the government's changes ...

Super structure needs fixing

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2008
... structural reforms to increase the "efficiency and fairness" of the superannuation system. Speaking at an Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) forum on super adequacy last Friday, Whiteley claims attempts by the Federal Government to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2008
... Industries. Commonwealth Bank of Australia chief executive Ralph Norris speaks on the banking industry to the Australian Institute of Company Directors. The Australian share market marked its third straight day of gains on Wednesday, with the banks and ...

Coordinated policy will boost population and capacity

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2008
... and need people to have babies, but government policy to encourage this requires better integration. The Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) just released a major review titled Fertility and Family Policy in Australia", where they describe ...

Industry funds not holding up transfers: AIST

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2007
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) has rejected criticism by some financial planners that industry super funds are taking too long to process superannuation transfers. AIST's chief executive officer, Fiona Reynolds, said the ...