A roundtable has agreed that Australia needs a Government-sanctioned retirement incomes adequacy index and a shift from lump sums to income streams....

Superannuation industry bodies have welcomed the deferral of the start date for the choice product dashboard by 12 months. ...

The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) has expressed its concern over the Federal Government’s “ad hoc” decision on retirement income policy....

AIST has used its initial FSR submission to continue its push against conflicted remuneration, particularly asset-based fees....

Former AustralianSuper chair and now NAB/MLC director receives AIST Trustee Lifetime Achievement Award. ...

Fund manager warns of costs and the potential for knee-jerk changes associated with a portfolio disclosure regime....

Amid the Government’s push on superannuation governance arrangements, AIST has produced a code of conduct and ethics....

AIST president and chair of CareSuper, Cate Wood, has been appointed to replace Sandy Grant as chair of CareSuper....

New legislation has lifted the penalty regime around illegal early release super schemes....

The president of the Fair Work Commission has acted on claims of conflict of interest against members of the special panel appointed by Bill Shorten. ...

ASFA has differentiated itself from the other major super organisations by not buying into the FOFA debate beyond supporting the retention of intrafund advice. ...

Allowing advisers and clients to 'agree’ on the scope of advice makes way for a variety of manipulation, says AIST....

Watering down financial advice laws could expose consumers and regulators to another Storm Financial-type crisis, ISA says. ...

The AIST says moving to ASX-type governance structures is inappropriate for superannuation funds. ...