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Potential reporting relief for trustees: ASIC

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2023
... information given to the public by trustees must align with information provided to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). The ASIC Class Order [CO 14/541] was first launched in 2013 and aims to provide relief from this section of the ...

Macquarie appoints Byres, half-year results decline

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2023
Former APRA chair Wayne Byres will join the board of Macquarie Bank as the latter releases half-year results that are "substantially down" compared to this time last year. Byres is set to join as a non-executive director on 1 February 2024. Byres left ...

'Critical shortcomings' demand urgent action from trustees: APRA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2023
APRA deputy chair Margaret Cole has sounded the alarm on gaps in superannuation trustees' plans to assist the "tidal wave of fund members" heading toward retirement. At the Australian Financial Review's Super and Wealth Summit today, Cole outlined ...

Interest rates, liquidity top of mind for Future Fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023
... in comparison, returned 9.3% on average, according to Rainmaker's MySuper Index, thanks to higher tilts in equities. APRA figures show that MySuper funds had 53% invested in equites, of which 28% was in global stocks. Unlike super funds, which enjoy ...

Holistic remuneration tool launched to super funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023
... both the board and executive levels, of resourcing and remuneration within profit-to-member super funds. Its research shows APRA-regulated funds employ about 930 full-time staff in leadership roles at a remuneration cost of close to $236 million, excluding ...

APRA moves to unmask super funds' spending secrets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023
APRA is advancing proposals to enhance transparency in how superannuation funds spend and invest members' money. The prudential regulator is proposing to publish total expenses for the industry by category and by internal, related outsourced and ...

Pengana launches first global private credit fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023
... end of 2022 (retail investors hold US$200 billion). The booming sector doesn't come without risk and the watchful eye of APRA, particularly as it is subject to lighter regulation. "It is important to note, however, that if non-bank lending in Australia ...

Private credit boom sweeps Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2023
... of 2022 (retail investors hold US$200 billion). The booming sector doesn't come without risk and the watchful eye of APRA, particularly as it is subject to lighter regulation. "It is important to note, however, that if non-bank lending in Australia ...

Meat industry super fund rebrands

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2023
... was on day one." Australian Food Super has about 65,000 and more than $3 billion in funds under management. According to APRA's FY23 statistics, its MySuper option made a net return of 11.2% in the last financial year. Its Shares Option (formerly High ...

Cbus scolded over 'most galling conflict' in super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023
... politicians. The money belongs to the people, not to the unions or the Labor Party." Bragg added that he's contacted APRA to advise whether Swan's dual roles is appropriate; he asserts that the perceived conflict is "clearly unmanageable." The ...