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Statewide chair collects AIST Trustee of the Year

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2016
Statewide Super independent chair Juliet Brown has collected the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) Trustee of the Year. Presented the award at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds in Adelaide, AIST president Angela Emslie ...

Adequacy benchmark to help define super

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) chief executive Tom Garcia believes one of the keys in defining super's purpose will be including an adequacy benchmark. Garcia admits an adequacy benchmark will be "devilishly hard to define" but ...

Fraser Review compounds board independence impasse

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
... the top 200 super funds average of 26%. Industry Super Australia deputy chief executive Robbie Campo said both ISA and the AIST have had a long standing commitment to greater gender diversity on boards and is important in a board's composition, but is ...

Super not for plugging Budget holes: AIST

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016
... Tax changes that will reduce retirement income for all Australians, The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) has said. Commenting on the Parliamentary debate about reducing the Capital Gains Tax exemption for super funds, AIST CEO Tom ...

Productivity Commission should focus on Choice underperformance: AIST

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees chief executive Tom Garcia has said that the Productivity Commission Review of superannuation should focus on the underperformance of funds in the Choice sector. Specifically, Garcia recommended that the ...

Industry bodies attack SG freeze speculation

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
... is sensible public policy for the long-term benefit of the country." The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) said 9.5% just isn't enough for ordinary working Australians to retire on. "It's widely acknowledged that you need 12% of ...

Members should vote for super fund directors

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016
... organised between cross-benchers, Industry Super Australia (ISA) and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST). Submissions close today. The Governance Institute's submission added members of other not-for-profit organisations have long ...

Retail super portfolios dodge disclosure: ISA

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2016
... In submissions to government both Industry Super Australia (ISA) and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) said the proposed exclusion of platforms and legacy products from public dashboard reporting would carve-out a large portion ...

Super's purpose under further scrutiny

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016
... retirement - something the super system has been geared towards since inception. Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) executive manager policy and research David Haynes said super was not the solution to plugging budget holes related ...

Equip to pay super contributions during parental leave

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2016
... men and women around their age. The campaign collected an award at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees' (AIST) Awards for Excellence in November.