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Super funds under $30bn should merge: APRA

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
APRA deputy chair Helen Rowell says the regulator agrees with the industry view that funds under $30 billion in assets should merge. Rowell said APRA was aware of about 12 super fund mergers currently underway. "The emerging industry view seems to be ...

APRA to overhaul offshore reinsurance standards

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2021
... that enter the market and become registered with APRA will be exempt from the aggregate limit. APRA deputy chair Helen Rowell said the changes are for APRA to effectively supervise the market. "The recent growth in life insurers placing business with ...

ABC, ISH arrangement faces scrutiny

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021
... the intricate relationship between Industry Super Holdings (ISH) and the ABC. Falinski grilled APRA deputy chair Helen Rowell on why members' money is being used to fund media outlets such as the ABC and The New Daily and pass the sole purpose test. ...

APRA gains traction on superannuation data project

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2021
... reporting framework now includes updates to facilitate the proposed Your Future Your Super amendments. APRA deputy chair Helen Rowell said the completion of phase one will be a major step in the regulator's efforts to lift industry standards. "Our significantly ...

APRA outlines indemnity measures

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
... taking on primary responsibility for overseeing APRA's activities in relation to superannuation. APRA deputy chair Helen Rowell, who has led enforcement of the super sector for over seven years, will take over primary responsibility for overseeing ...

Super funds to answer to new APRA enforcer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
... primary responsibility for overseeing APRA's activities in relation to superannuation. As such, APRA deputy chair Helen Rowell, who has led enforcement of the super sector for over seven years, will take over primary responsibility for overseeing ...

Quasi-mergers in APRA's sights

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
... poor-performing super funds to be put onto life support via a quasi-merger," Bragg said. In response, APRA deputy chair Helen Rowell said it wants to see the best outcomes for members and while the deal does not require APRA's formal approval, it ...

APRA calls out poor group insurance practices

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2021
... which found super funds are inappropriately defaulting members to accurate occupational categories. APRA deputy chair Helen Rowell wants to see more evidence of trustees taking these concerns seriously or else action will be taken. Rowell expects trustees ...

New heatmap shames trustees

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
... Prime Super Suncorp's Lifestage Funds (lifecycle) Tidswell's Max Super Fund (lifecycle) APRA deputy chair Helen Rowell told the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) event yesterday that some trustees are attempting to "game" ...

Regulators alert trustees of new obligations

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
... outcomes, and product design and distribution obligations. In a letter to trustees co-signed by APRA deputy chair Helen Rowell and ASIC commissioner Danielle Press, the regulators highlighted how the new obligations will interact and where they complement. ...