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APRA calls out high-cost super platforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2024
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has put superannuation platform products under the microscope, saying their higher fees and costs are eroding members' retirement savings. Platform TDPs charged higher administration fees and costs ...

Calls for independent oversight on mortgage stress

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024
In August, Finder's Consumer Sentiment Tracker recorded the highest level of mortgage stress since it first began tracking in early 2019. More than two in five (42%) homeowners struggled to pay their home loan in August with an estimated 1.4 million ...

APRA alleges First Super co-chair breached director duties

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2024
... SIS Act, including those that require him to act honestly, exercise the same degree of care, skill and diligence as a prudent superannuation director would exercise, act in the best financial interests of members, and to always prioritise members' ...

Too much being asked of super trustees: Levy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2024
Speaking in a personal capacity at the Senate Economics Committee, Michelle Levy said it is too much to expect superannuation trustees to fix Australia's housing problem. Levy said she is sympathetic to the housing crisis, noting that she agrees owning ...

Australia a 'regional private wealth hotspot': Preqin

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024
... their managers. This poses a challenge for smaller or newer managers, however," the report said. Therefore, it may be prudent to build a track record in other regions before attempting to raise in APAC, it said.

APRA reorganises as it sets sights on superannuation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has published its latest corporate plan as well as some changes to its internal structure. The corporate plan outlines how the regulator will maintain the "strength and stability of Australia's banks ...

BUSSQ fights back against regulatory imposition

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024
BUSSQ will challenge what it calls "unnecessary and potentially impractical" licence conditions imposed by APRA, which were sparked by allegations of serious misconduct within the CFMEU and concerns about its potential impact on the super fund. The ...

ANZ hit with $250m capital penalty

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2024
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has increased the capital add-on applied to ANZ to $750 million in response to heightened concerns about the bank's non-financial risk management practices. APRA said it has longstanding concerns ...

Super's board requirements are sound: SMC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2024
Super Members Council chief executive Misha Schubert has defended the selection requirements for superannuation fund boards in the wake of the CFMEU scandal. Schubert said the shared governance model of profit-to-member funds was created with a "clear ...

Fiducian posts strong result, share price jumps

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024
Fiducian Group has reported that its underlying net profit after tax (NPAT) has risen 17% to $17.7 million in FY24, while its statutory net profit after tax increased 22% to $15 million. Fiducian's underlying earnings per share grew 17%, from 48 ...