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APRA releases draft prudential standards

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
... fund boards are in the driving seat," said Fiona Reynolds, chief executive of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees. "The standards don't absolve super fund boards from any responsibility - there is still a very strong regulatory framework ...

CGT relief paves way for super mergers

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2012
... lack of CGT relief was a roadblock," said Fiona Reynolds, chief executive of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees. "This decision means that fund members of merging funds will not be financially penalised as a result. It's a win for super ...

Industry rejects changes to super tax

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2012
... and critical feature of Australia's world leading super system," she said. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) added their voices to the debate, saying that removing ...

Member interests and employer choice paramount

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
... for default super, said FSC and the AIST in their parliamentary submissions. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and the Financial Services Council (FSC) have both supplied submissions to the current enquiry of the selection and ...

MySuper should engage with lifecycling: Cooper

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
... were planning to offer a lifecycle MySuper option. The survey, conducted by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, showed 60% of funds in the NFP sector were planning to re-badge their current default product with 74% of total funds surveyed ...

Funds remain unconvinced on lifecycle MySuper product

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
... product will offer the best outcome for members, according to a recent poll by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees. A recent survey of 40 not-for-profit funds found only 10% of funds are planning to offer a lifecycle MySuper product ...

FSC urges Senate to vote for SG rise

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2012
... apply annually up to 2019-20, when the SG rate will be set at 12%. Meanwhile, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) also released a poll revealing that while 75% of Australians backed the move to raise the guarantee rate, one in ...

Breach in contrib caps should not be taken for revenue: CPA

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012
... $10,000 be made refundable on an on-going basis, rather than a one-off offer. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) have both called for discretion on the part of the ...

Unions, AIST hit back at Abbott comments

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
... this period, 49 were not-for-profit funds. Fiona Reynolds, chief executive of Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), said the focus should be on the nation's retirement incomes policy and not ideology. "Mr Abbott's view on super seems ...

Disclosure requirements under industry scrutiny

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has queried aspects of the Financial Services Council's new policy requirements on corporate governance. The Financial Services Council (FSC) released its Superannuation Corporate Governance Policy ...