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Product Dashboard could spook risk-averse members

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013
... self-defeating investment decisions, according to Tom Garcia, chief executive of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST). Garcia said AIST was consulting with the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) on finding a more ...

J.P. Morgan launches APRA reporting service

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013
... analytics, and stress testing. At a roundtable hosted by J.P. Morgan, and including Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) chief executive Tom Garcia and First State Super product manager Marcus Bohman, the consensus was that the standards ...

Super funds need to clarify DisabilityCare to members

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
... message that the government's program doesn't cover all life insurance aspects. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) senior policy adviser Karen Volpato told Financial Standard that funds and financial planners have started to receive ...

Super funds should use soft power, not quotas to fix gender equality

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
... the voluntary target among not-for-profit trustee boards that are members of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) to by 2017 have 40% of their boards comprised of women is a very practical step. Conway said WGEA has encouraged similar ...

ASFA calls for clarity on Labor's super law freeze

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
... compulsory super, so it's important that future 'tinkering' is kept to a minimum." The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) also welcomed the announcement, with chief executive Tom Garcia saying:"We welcome the recognition from both ...

Labor pledges five-year freeze on super tax

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
... industry as well as the wider community. The Financial Services Council (FSC) and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees have both welcomed the proposal. The 2013 FSC Conference is being held in Brisbane between July 31 and August 2.

AIST calls for accuracy on product dashboard

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) is calling for higher standards of accuracy on investment return estimates for the MySuper online product dashboard. In a submission to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) ...

Super pioneer advances innovative infra funding model

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... event organised by the Financial Services Institute of Australia (Finsia) and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), Weaven said that short-term politicking was getting in the way of long-term investment in infrastructure. He said ...

Fund chief calls for cap on super lump sum payments

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2013
... chief executive Leeanne Turner. Adressing an audience of industry experts at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees End of Year Breakfast in Sydney this morning, Turner said: "Over the next decade we can expect four million Australians to ...

Super industry leaders weigh up Rudd's new cabinet

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
... not see it as a demotion at all," she said. Tom Garcia, chief executive of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), was less enthusiastic. "It would be nice to have a minister dedicated to superannuation," he said. But he also said ...