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APRA sets sights on 2019 targets

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
APRA has outlined its policy focus for the remainder of the year following the Royal Commission. Releasing its annual policy priorities document this week, the prudential regulator said it would build on the work it began last year, while taking into ...

Industry super performance moves members: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
... major super funds with the lowest satisfaction beyond the top 10. Despite KPMG's recent assertion that the Productivity Commission's proposed best-in-show list would not be adopted, Roy Morgan industry communications director Norman Morris said it is ...

'Best in show' a no go: KPMG

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
The Productivity Commission's recommendation of a 'best in show' list for superannuation funds will not be adopted, according to KPMG. In a new report, KPMG states it is highly unlikely a shortlist of default super providers will eventuate. This is ...

Opportunities outweigh threats when it comes to SMSFs

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019
... most significant build-up of forces for change," Maroney said. "Whether it's official inquiries like the Productivity Commission or the work of the Royal Commission; and there's a federal election coming up with some diametrically different approaches ...

Industry funds wary of stapling default members

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019
... financial services Royal Commission handed down last Monday, Hayne came to the same conclusion as the Productivity Commission on the matter - that each person have one default account and that this account move with them as they move across jobs. Dean ...

Former Westpac GM joins APRA review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
... stability within its frameworks and its readiness to respond to issues raised by both the Royal Commission and Productivity Commission. The inquiries recently raised several issues about APRA's capability, including its ability to regulate superannuation ...

Retirement expert joins Milliman

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
... scrutiny for the financial services industry as it deals with the fallout from the Royal Commission and Productivity Commission inquiry into superannuation. At the same time, the industry is also faced with developing a range of new income-focused products ...

The $500k price tag on bad super choices

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2019
... relying on their super fund to look after them and help them save for their retirement." "While the recent Productivity Commission recommended major reforms to the superannuation industry that should see Australia's poorest performing super funds ...

Australians prioritise car cover over life insurance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2019
... insurance. Seventy-five percent of Victorians have car insurance, and only 30% have life insurance. The Productivity Commission estimates about 12 million Australians have one or more forms of life insurance through their superannuation. A 2015 ASIC ...

Hayne stops short of dismantling vertical integration

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2019
... Hayne said. "I cannot say that the benefits of requiring separation would outweigh the costs, and the Productivity Commission concluded that 'forced structural separation is not likely to prove an effective regulatory response to competition concerns ...