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Removal of super from awards top priority: FSC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
... questioned whether super members can really be regarded as consumers, especially when they are not choosing their own fund. Tom Garcia, chief executive of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, which represents the not-for-profit super ...

HESTA and Cbus take AIST top awards

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013
... membership and created a campaign that was innovative, well-targeted and useful for members," AIST chief executive Tom Garcia said. Cbus won the Communication Award- Annual Report also for the second year in a row, with the judges describing the fund ...

Government targets super in awards, board independence

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
... default fund if they wish and employees have complete freedom to select their own individual super fund." Meanwhile, Tom Garcia, chief executive of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, defended current governance practices. "We welcome ...

Industry bodies clash over pension age

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2013
... rising the age pension age may not be the best one and shouldn't be considered in isolation," AIST chief executive Tom Garcia said. "Lifting the retirement age in isolation is a very blunt measure that could unfairly penalise low income earners and manual ...

Industry leaders urge Abbott to keep super rebate

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2013
... AustralianSuper's Ian Silk; heads of industry bodies including the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees' Tom Garcia and Women in Super's Catherine Wood; and also academics from the University of New South Wales and the University of South ...

Super funds 'fair game' for activist scrutiny

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
... such as Local Government Super and HESTA, have no stated policy on fossil fuels. According to AIST chief executive Tom Garcia, the disclosure requirements are only going to get more stringent. "The debate about transparency is over," he said. This fact ...

AIST slams independent director quota

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2013
Tom Garcia, chief executive of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), has hit out at the Government's plan to set a quota of independent members on industry super fund boards, calling it a 'number one issue' for AIST. Speaking at ...

Industry backs Cormann as Superannuation Minister

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2013
... best retirement superannuation system." The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) chief executive Tom Garcia reminded the newly-elected government that there is a need to finalise "the Stronger Super reforms that are in limbo, so that ...

Product Dashboard could spook risk-averse members

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013
... could see risk-averse members making overly cautious and ultimately 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 ...

J.P. Morgan launches APRA reporting service

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013
... 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 would be a positive thing in the ...