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AIST names interim chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2017
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees named its interim successor to Tom Garcia. AIST executive manager, governance and stewardship Eva Scheerlinck will commence in the role when current chief executive Garcia departs on 10 March. In a ...

Home deposits unwelcome in super

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2017
... concerns about housing affordability for the young but superannuation is not the silver bullet," AIST chief executive Tom Garcia said. "Superannuation is about saving for retirement. It's not a savings pool to be used for any other purpose as the government ...

Fraser review challenges super board independence

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
... that exceed existing legal and APRA regulatory requirements on Australian super funds. Outgoing AIST chief executive Tom Garcia said the code - modelled and built around the ASX Corporate Governance Principles - reflects the importance of safeguarding ...

Garcia to exit AIST

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
Tom Garcia is resigning as AIST chief executive to take up a role with Australia's largest superannuation fund. As of mid-March 2017, Garcia will lead AustralianSuper's product innovation strategy as head of product. Garcia said he enjoyed his four ...

PC to deliver Super 2.0: FSC

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
... of this idea. Speaking on the same panel as Loane, Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees chief executive Tom Garcia said the emphasis on competition missed the point of superannuation, arguing that "competition shouldn't be the outcome or the ...

Default super system splits industry

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
... empowers and ultimately benefits consumers. Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) chief executive Tom Garcia said it was vital the default fund selection process was in members' best interest and that members were afforded the highest ...

Government releases draft super reforms

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
... tax on super contributions than their take-home pay. Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees chief executive Tom Garcia welcomed the changes, noting that the LISTO "will boost the super contributions of about three million Australians. Without ...

Super investment poorly communicated

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2016
Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees chief executive Tom Garcia believes the super industry has done "an extraordinarily bad job" of communicating its investment story to wider Australia. Opening the 2016 Australian Superannuation Investment ...

AIST publishes Reconciliation plan

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
... strengthens its commitment to reconciliation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. AIST chief executive Tom Garcia said the 'reflect RAP' outlines the steps AIST is taking to achieve greater social, economic and financial inclusion for ...

Retiree expenditure remains modest: study

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
... levels considered to be a basic standard of living - $23,797 for singles and $43,226 for couples. AIST chief executive Tom Garcia said the research challenged perceptions of retiree expenditure and was timely given the current discussion around fairness ...