04 Apr

A decade on, career break still as damaging as ever to women's super: study

Despite various incentives and policy measures aimed at closing the gender gap in superannuation savings, the impact of the career break on women's super is still as detrimental as ever, a new report has shown.

19 Mar

12% super at last! Historic day for our nation's retirement income system

• AIST/Essential Media Poll released this week shows 75% of Australians support
• One in three Australians think the six year phase-in period is too slow
• Younger generations to benefit most as measure too late for many older workers

The passage of 12% superannuation through Parliament last night represented an historic milestone for Australia's retirement savings system, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) said today.

19 Mar

Australians need to be better engaged with their super

Australians still confused about super: poll Ahead of this week's final parliamentary vote on lifting the compulsory super rate to 12 percent, many Australians remain disengaged with their superannuation, according to a new poll released today.

14 Mar

Fund raising and carbon neutral stance helps AIST's events team wins awards

The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) has won two awards at the annual Meetings & Events Australia (MEA) Victorian Awards ceremony.

14 Mar

Super myth-busting and why Tony Abbott is wrong on super and not-for-profit funds

The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) - the peak body for the $450 billion not-for-profit super sector - today moved to set the record straight on not-for-profit funds, following media reports of Tony Abbott's attack on industry super funds.

08 Mar

Super boards need more women

On the anniversary of International Women's Day, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) has announced plans to step-up its campaign to increase the number of women on superannuation fund boards.

23 Feb

Government urged to hold firm on new super cap proposal

The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) today urged the Government to hold firm on its proposal to introduce its new super concessional cap regime for the over 50s from July this year.

On the eve of the first meeting of the Government's Super Roundtable, where the concessional cap proposals are expected to be hotly debated, AIST CEO Fiona Reynolds said the proposals to limit the over 50s annual $50,000 cap to those with super balances of $500,000 or under were fair and would not adversely affect the majority of Australians.