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ATO eyes SMSF illegal early access

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2025
... growing frequency in accessing super early has forced it to make enforcement in this area a key priority in its 2026 Corporate Plan. ATO deputy Commissioner for super and employer obligations Emma Rosenzweig said the ATO is continuing to tighten controls ...

ASIC flags firm grip on private and public markets, super funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2025
... it is not sitting on the sidelines. The watchdog singled out drastic changes in these three areas in its 2025-26 Corporate Plan, flagging that they are forces it cannot ignore. "ASIC is not a passive observer. We will not take a 'wait-and-see' approach. ...

APRA sets higher cybersecurity expectations for trustees

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2025
... points of failure within entity systems, processes and dependencies," APRA wrote in its newly published 2025-26 Corporate Plan. At a media briefing yesterday, APRA chair John Lonsdale said that super funds are "making progress" on implementing MFA. "We've ...

Annuities' capital settings due for change: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2025
... goal to support life insurers to increase the availability of retirement products for retirees, as outlined in its Corporate Plan 2024-25," APRA said. Central to the potential changes is calculating the illiquidity premium in LPS 112 Capital Adequacy ...

ASIC updates on SMSF advice review

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
... underway into why consumers are advised to establish an SMSF. Plans for the review were first announced in ASIC's Corporate Plan 2024-25 and the regulator has now confirmed two streams of work are now underway. "We will focus on why some consumers are ...

Fair Work ruling, ASIC put offshoring arrangements on notice

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024
... corporate regulator also has its sights on offshore outsourcing arrangements in financial services. In its 2024-25 Corporate Plan, ASIC wrote that it will "review how investment managers and financial advisers manage the risks of using offshore service ...

Gap exists between licensees' AI use and governance processes: ASIC

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2024
... rigorously monitor the use of AI by financial firms and address any "poor uses" of AI a key focus area in its latest Corporate Plan. It will take enforcement action if appropriate and where necessary.

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 ...

ASIC locks eyes on super industry

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has unveiled its corporate plan for the next 12 months, with the superannuation industry in the firing line. ASIC said its review of the superannuation industry has been a multi-year project ...

Mercer rolls out new corporate super plan

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024
... reforms in November 2021 would ostensibly put a dampener on Mercer's ability to attract new members to its new corporate plan, particularly as many individuals are likely to stay with their existing funds when changing jobs. "We find that even with the ...