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Super fees drop as fund war rolls on

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2014
... concentrated on fees, but members can't eat fees, they need net returns." The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) chief executive Tom Garcia said that one strategy to lower fees is "moving to a more passive investment regime, which ...

SG frozen till 2021, industry 'dismayed'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
... in 2025. The superannuation industry has condemned the move across the board. Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees chief executive Tom Garcia said the Government's decision "represented a broken election promise not to bring in any negative ...

Retirement phase top issue for super in FSI

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
... in isolation, if done successfully it can result in substantial benefits. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) also emphasised the need to address the retirement phase, and called for a 'through-retirement' view of super, rather ...

Give MySuper time to work, says AIST

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014
... to work before the government considers any further changes to the system, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) has said. In its submission in response to the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) interim report, AIST said wholesale structural ...

AIST slams Xenophon's super home loan proposal

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014
... super for a deposit would "threaten retirement income security", according to Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) chief executive Tom Garcia. Xenophon has said he will introduce legislative changes to the Superannuation Act 1976 in ...

Abetz backed FSC in case against FWC, Federal Court reveals

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
... of Abetz, who indicated in June that the process is "likely to take some time". Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees chief executive Tom Garcia Mr Garcia urged Senator Abetz to "move quickly to appoint new members to the expert panel to provide ...

Senate saves the LISC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2014
... were also saved. The not-for-profit superannuation sector, represented by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees and Industry Super Australia, led the campaign to keep the tax. ISA chief executive David Whiteley said: "By rebating the tax ...

ASX meets with PRI to discuss sustainability reporting

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
... Exchange and the Nigerian Stock Exchange. Reynolds, who was chief executive of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) before taking the London-based role with PRI, said: "The Australian Securities Exchange is not involved in that ...

Are super funds the new shadow banks?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
... put, he said. He also questioned the competence of trustees to make appropriate investment decisions. "Superannuation trustees are not very competent - particularly industry funds. So they're reliant on professional advisers, but professional advisers ...

Palmer to oppose abolition of LISC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
... asking him to save the LISC, a joint initiative of Women in Super (WIS) and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees. Women in Super chair and AIST deputy president Cate Wood said: "We welcome the decision by Mr Palmer and the PUP Senators ...