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Super fund board renewals need work: APRA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
APRA deputy chair Margaret Cole says there is "material scope" for improvement in super fund board renewal strategies. In a speech to the AIST Chairs Forum, Cole outlined the regulator's expectation of trustee boards, saying the issue of board governance ...

Australian Ethical, Christian Super merger finalised

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
... Australian Ethical and Christian Super first flagging their discussions in April. Exploration of a merger occurred after APRA forced Christian Super to seek a partner, placing a range of conditions on its licence at the end of 2021 including that it ...

APRA urges entities to strengthen risk management

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022
APRA general manager of governance, culture, remuneration and accountability Stuart Bingham said a strong risk culture is essential for effective risk management outcomes. In a speech, delivered at the Financial Services Assurance Forum, Bingham discussed ...

Super fund reporting requirements 'a dog's breakfast'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
... serves a distinct purpose, eliminating duplication and enhancing clarity. As previously reported by Financial Standard, former APRA chair Wayne Byres said: "Transparency has been key to increasing the discipline on trustees to ensure they are always ...

'Our fears were warranted': Chant West proposes YFYS alternative

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
... being. This is in stark contrast to Industry Super Australia (ISA) which has advocated for expanding benchmarking to all APRA-regulated products - including Choice products, as soon as possible. Likewise, Grattan Institute recently argued that the YFYS ...

Super assets decline despite contributions surge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
Total superannuation assets dropped 3.2% in the year to September 30 despite a 12% increase in contributions. APRA's latest statistics show $150.2 billion in contributions were made in the period, which is about 12% higher than the previous corresponding ...

Private market investment impediments not insurmountable: Frontier

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2022
... the report said. Likewise, Frontier called for a re-evaluation of the focus on fees in isolation on performance. RG 97 and APRA's super heatmaps disincentive investment in private markets, over emphasising fees as a key metric. The report argued that ...

Super funds told to report asset valuations more frequently

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2022
APRA has released updated guidance on investment governance for superannuation trustees. The update, which comes into effect in January of next year, is designed to assist trustees in meeting their requirements under the recently strengthened Prudential ...

Super is enabling private market democratisation: PGIM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2022
... valuation when stock and bond prices are gyrating and plummeting, which has certainly been the case this year." According to APRA, MySuper funds allocated approximately 20% of assets to private equity, unlisted property and unlisted infrastructure, on ...

YFYS manipulation leaves members worse off: ISA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2022
... consecutively is closed and its members are transferred to a product that exceeds benchmarks and expanding benchmarking to all APRA regulated products - including choice products and those in the retirement phase as soon as possible. It also recommended ...