AIST

Superannuation

The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has cautioned against lifting the Age Pension age to tackle the costs of Australia's ageing population. ...

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Superannuation

SPAA CEO Andrea Slattery has shut down the notion that SMSF trustees should have a competency test, deeming it elitist....

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Superannuation

The two major industry super fund lobby groups have issued warnings on the costs of establishing an SMSF....

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Superannuation

Industry Super Australia has pointed to new research to highlight fee disparity between SMSFs and industry super funds....

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Superannuation

Cooper defends work of super charter group despite it being “binned” by the new Government....

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Superannuation

Two bodies representing industry super funds have called for improvement in the quality of advice provided to clients, questioning some of the drivers behind the growth o...

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Superannuation

Retaining LISC regarded as more important than the on-time delivery of the higher SG....

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Superannuation

Industry fund chairman expresses concern that improper advice is driving member departures to SMSFs. ...

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Financial planning

ISA and AIST call for simpler process around lifting advice qualification standards....

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Superannuation

The AIST has signalled annuities as being a quick win for the Abbott Government if it moves to pull down regulatory barriers....

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Superannuation

ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos says there are too many organisations representing super and it’s time to blow it up and start from scratch....

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Editorial

There were some raised eyebrows when Financial Services Council chief executive John Brogden announced his organisation would be developing policy with the Industry Super...

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Financial planning

ASFA chief Pauline Vamos urges Commonwealth departments and agencies to continue working on the implementation issues around financial services legislation despite the Go...

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Superannuation

Liberal MP Paul Fletcher has hit out at the Labor Government for the current lack of public confidence in Australia’s superannuation system. . ...

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Superannuation

AIST and ISN are calling for a clearer definition of the word 'advice’, as the current wording of TASA prohibits industry super funds from providing intra-fund advice. ...

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