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APRA to disclose MySuper product YFYS test values

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021
... yesterday. At the recent Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees' ASI Conference, APRA general manager Katrina Ellis was asked why the regulator didn't publish the quantum by which MySuper products passed or failed the test. To fail ...

Pain ahead for super trustees on unlisted valuations

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2021
... to publish a review of how superannuation funds approached the revaluations. APRA general manager, superannuation Katrina Ellis, speaking at an AIST conference last week, said the regulator found many concerning practices by trustees on revaluation of ...

Why are YFYS test scores a secret?

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
At the AIST's annual investment conference, APRA general manager superannuation Katrina Ellis was asked if the regulator is keen on transparency, why it didn't publish the quantum by which MySuper products passed or failed the inaugural YFYS ...

APRA leaves door open for benchmark tweaks

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
APRA general manager superannuation Katrina Ellis says the regulator is open to finding better benchmarks, especially for unlisted assets, in both its heatmaps and Your Future, Your Super performance test. Speaking at AIST's annual investment conference ...

MCP builds out team

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
... investment options in this exciting asset class," Metrics managing partner Andrew Lockhart said. Metrics has also appointed Ben Evans as an investment director, based in Sydney. He was at JLL for over a year and a half, joining from CapStra where he ...

Former ASIC lawyer joins private firm

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
... manager across a number of legal and policy roles at ASIC from 2009 to 2016. She was most recently principal consultant at Ellis Corporate Governance Consulting and has previously served as special counsel at GRT Lawyers. "Symons is a seasoned financial ...

Industry super steps up SG campaign as RBA weighs in

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
... through super, you might save less voluntarily and therefore your consumption doesn't move." RBA assistant governor Luci Ellis said the bank was forecasting WPI-base cash wages would grow "a bit slower than they otherwise would," as a result of the ...

Fraudulent adviser cops ban, jail time

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
... town of Valentine has been permanently banned for making false statements to clients and misappropriating funds. Nicholas Ellis was sentenced to three years in prison in October last year but has only now been permanently banned from providing financial ...

Chief economist update: Inflation is dead

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2019
... important for the inflation outlook." Ergo, the outlook for inflation depends on the wages outlook. A question that Luci Ellis, RBA Assistant Governor (Economic), tried to address at the ABE Conference in February: "How much and how quickly will they ...

Chief economist update: Cut it, cut it now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2019
... have, in effect seen their incomes eroded by inflation (thank goodness prices haven't increased by much). Just as Luci Ellis - RBA Assistant Governor (Economic) - warned in her address to the ABE Conference in Sydney about this time last year: "Weak ...