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Super the backbone of stressed financial ecosystem: APRA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
... willingness to provide capital to banks during the period "illustrates their ability to dampen risk and support financial stability", the super sector itself also bears "severe" liquidity pressures. Participating funds experienced, on a monthly aggregate ...

Women to drive tailored advice demand: State Street

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... than an 'individual' concern; it is a system that influences the wider economy, capital markets and national financial stability, which creates significant opportunity for the financial services industry. The report said providers should build "operate-to-outcome" ...

Geopolitical risks, private credit threaten financial stability: RBA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
... felt, the vulnerabilities of the US and UK private credit markets could spill over to Australia. In its latest Financial Stability Review report, the RBA highlighted high-profile defaults of automotive parts supplier First Brands Group and subprime auto ...

Trump 'playing with fire' over Fed indictment threat

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... carries global consequences," Green said. "Confidence in monetary governance in the United States anchors financial stability far beyond its borders. When that confidence weakens, capital moves quickly toward assets designed to exist beyond political ...

APRA's fresh guardrails to impact property investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... to investors." Lonsdale said investor activity can amplify housing lending and price upswings that impact financial stability. "It is important to note we are currently not seeing signs of a broad-based deterioration in lending standards that we've ...

Super good for financial stability, for now: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
RBA assistant governor (financial system) Brad Jones has told the ASFA Conference 2025 that the size of Australia's superannuation system is a "national asset" but warned that funds need to take proper measures to protect it. "Historically, the super ...

One in three Aussies face 10-year retirement savings gap: Fidelity

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... sufficiently prepared for retirement. It also noted supporting holistic wellbeing through timely intervention across financial stability, physical health, emotional wellbeing, and social connectivity. "A longer life should be something to look forward ...

APRA updates governance framework

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
... standards of governance in banking, insurance and superannuation. "Effective governance is fundamental to financial stability and sound risk management. Across our regulated industries, APRA continues to see cases where deficient governance leads to ...

Liquidity, operational shocks major issues for super: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2025
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has released its Financial Stability Review, highlighting that building resilience to severe liquidity and operations shocks must remain a priority for superannuation funds. "Superannuation funds now account for around ...

RBNZ appoints Swedish central banker as governor

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
... central banking, academia and financial markets. She has strong technical knowledge within monetary policy, financial stability and payments systems after several years at the executive board at the Riksbank and an extensive international experience" ...
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