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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 ...

Trustees hot on ESG course

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
Around 50 superannuation trustees completed the inaugural Australian Institute Superannuation Trustees (AIST) environmental, social and governance (ESG) course for super fund trustees. Yesterday, minister for superannuation and corporate law, Senator ...

Super concession cuts were overdue

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2009
... economist and investment strategist at AMP Capital, speaking at this morning's Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees post-Budget briefing. Previous budgets handed many benefits to high income earners and this redresses the balance especially ...

Pension age lift under fire

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2009
... further away from retirement." Meanwhile, Fiona Reynolds, chief executive of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, said, "Lifting the preservation age does not benefit super consumers, promote growth in the national savings pool or build ...

Refine board succession: AIST

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2009
... ensure the funds continue to operate effectively, according to a new survey. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) commissioned research conducted by KPMG, found not-for-profit funds are being managed by well educated trustee directors ...

Conflicts not all bad: AIST

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2009
In a major submission to APRA, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) has said that fighting for the elimination of conflicts of interest can be self-defeating. Instead, the peak interest group for not-for-profit super funds said ...

Fry and Watton win AIST Trustee award

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2009
... Fry and Vision Super trustee director Bill Watton are the joint winners of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST)'s 2009 Trustee of the Year Award. Fry and Watton, who is also a director at VicSuper, were presented with the award ...

Not-for-profit super funds reign

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
... less in their final retirement benefits, new research show. Data compiled by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees and University of Sydney showed that industry, corporate and public service plans consistently outperformed for-profit retail ...