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Super assets continue to climb: APRA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2023
APRA has published its Quarterly Superannuation Performance and Quarterly MySuper Statistics report, revealing surging growth in the superannuation sector. Total superannuation assets increased by 7.6%, reaching $3.54 trillion in the year to June, compared ...

ASIC proposes five-year extension to DDO

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2023
ASIC has proposed a five-year extension to the design and distribution obligations (DDO), the instrument for which was originally set for a two-year period. DDO was introduced following a recommendation from the 2019 Financial System Inquiry to compel ...

APRA finalises framework for MySuper products

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023
APRA has released a technical determination, aiming to standardise the amalgamation of MySuper product performance histories. The announcement marks the culmination of consultations held in April 2023. The Superannuation Technical Determination No.1 ...

Trustees to disclose more remuneration details

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023
APRA will force superannuation funds to provide more details into how they pay executives, particularly wanting deeper insight into how variable remuneration is rewarded. The prudential regulator has updated Prudential Standard CPS 511 Remuneration ...

Industry grapples with looming cyber threats

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023
With the threat of cyber-attacks growing by the day, leadership teams in all areas of financial services are being urged to ramp up cybersecurity protections, with the regulators keeping a keen eye on their efforts. But while major institutions might ...

Retail super funds plan to merge

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023
Centric Super is set to merge with encircle Super following the latter's trustee, Avanteos Investments, announcing the fund's closure. In a parallel development, Colonial First State Investments is also stepping down as the operator of encircle's managed ...

APRA toughens stress testing frequency, valuation stance

KARREN VERGARA, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2023
The prudential regulator is reinforcing the importance of superannuation funds to conduct more rigorous and frequent stress testing amid the fracas over valuations in the property sector. In updating Prudential Practice Guide SPG 530 Investment Governance ...

Regulators begin FAR consultation

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023
APRA and ASIC have commenced an early consultation on the Financial Accountability Regime (FAR), calling for input from ADIs, insurers and super trustees. Together, the regulators have released key materials for consultation to support the timely implementation ...

APRA finalises operational risk prudential standard

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023
APRA has finalised Prudential Standard CPS 230 Operational Risk Management, which aims to enhance the ability of banks, insurers, and superannuation trustees to manage operational risks and respond to business disruptions. According to QMV legal, the ...

Trustees lack urgency, strategy on RIC: Regulators

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023
A joint regulatory review finds that superannuation funds are shrugging off the urgency to offer robust retirement income strategies and are failing to integrate this mandate into their business plans. One year since the Retirement Income Covenant took ...