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Palmer to oppose abolition of LISC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
... figures in the superannuation industry signed a letter to Palmer asking him to save the LISC, a joint initiative of Women in Super (WIS) and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees. Women in Super chair and AIST deputy president Cate Wood ...

Future of LISC in Palmer's hands

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014
... Senate to block the scrapping of the low income superannuation contribution (LISC) scheme. The letter, organised by Women in Super and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, contains 35 signatures, including Women in Super chair Catherine ...

Women in Super scholarship open for applicants

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
The 2014 NSW Women in Super Scholarship is calling for applications from members wishing to attend one of two workshops. The first scholarship is the Professional Development Skills Program, and includes attendance of a choice of three workshops run ...

Mother's Day Classic raises $4.5m for breast cancer

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
Women in Super's Mother's Day Classic has raised $4.5 million for the National Breast Cancer Foundation in its 2014 campaign. This brings the total figure raised to $24.3 million since the campaign first ran in 1998. Mother's Day Classic National Chair ...

Super fund CEOs compete on breast cancer fundraiser

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014
... super industry's frontrunner in the race to see who can raise the most money for breast cancer research. As part of Women in Super's Mother's Day Classic - the largest breast cancer research fundraiser in Australia - chief executives are being challenged ...

CareSuper reshuffles board, appoints first female chair

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
... is the current President of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and the national chair of Women in Super. Michaelis joined the CareSuper Board in 2012 and has served as general counsel for two publicly listed companies. He previously ...

No silver bullet for gender equity in super: WIS

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
... combination of measures are needed to close the superannuation savings gap between men and women, according to Women in Super chair and president of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees president Cate Wood. Speaking at the Women's Super ...

Government to discuss alternative funding for LISC

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
... Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and Women in Super outlined their objections to the repeal of the LISC at a public hearing relating to the Minerals Resource Rental Tax ...

Industry leaders urge Abbott to keep super rebate

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2013
... Ian Silk; heads of industry bodies including the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees' Tom Garcia and Women in Super's Catherine Wood; and also academics from the University of New South Wales and the University of South Australia. The letter ...

Coalition urged to rethink super slash costings

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
... delay the increase of the super guarantee (SG), which it announced in its costings yesterday. In a joint statement, Women in Super (WIS) and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) said the Coalition's costings - which include a withdrawal ...