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APRA shuffles executive director lineup

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has appointed two new executive directors to fill recent vacancies. Peter Kohlhagen has been promoted from general manager of superannuation to executive director of policy and advice following the ...

APRA kicks off Retirement Reporting Framework consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
APRA has launched a consultation on how it can effectively collect and report data from superannuation funds as part of its work under the Retirement Income Covenant. The prudential regulator has released details of how it can work with the industry ...

APRA greenlights Insignia Financial takeover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
APRA has provided approval for Insignia Financial to be taken over by CC Capital's Daintree Bidco. Under the deal announced in July 2025, APRA's approval was required for Daintree Bidco to hold a controlling stake in Insignia Trustees. The acquisition ...

Sequoia offloads InterPrac in $50k fire sale

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... "InterPrac PI policy provides capacity to respond to, and defend its reasonable share of remediation offered to members of APRA-regulated superannuation funds who received advice to select such APRA-regulated superannuation funds from the three terminated ...

FSC questions SMC's claim on younger members' super switches

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... accounts on platforms have average balances of $54,800, over three times higher than the $16,200 average of their peers in all APRA-regulated accounts. FSC chief executive Blake Briggs said: "Superannuation platforms provide Australians with greater ...

Solaris prepares to launch LIC for income seekers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... reinvestment opportunity for investors who relied on hybrids as a core income source after the phase-out of bank hybrids by APRA. "As a LIC, we can retain profits and build reserves, enabling smooth, regular dividend payments across market cycles. Solutions ...

Treasury opens Div 296 tax regulation consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
... one of the most important features of the regulations for members of small superannuation funds, such as SMSFs and small APRA funds, is how the Division 296 fund earnings would be divided up between each member interest or each member account. While ...

'We've let our members down': Watson

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... of quality. "It's about allocating resources, making decisions about how you spend your money," he said. "The downside of APRA's performance test is that it focuses on delivering the most basic services at the absolute minimum cost. And with what we're ...

ETFs grow in popularity for SMSF investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... 24% for advised investors. Recent research from the University of Adelaide and SMSF Association found SMSFs underperformed APRA-regulated funds by 1.04% in FY24, noting this tends to be the case in times of strong market performance. However, over five ...

SMSFs continue to demonstrate competitive edge: Data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
Self-managed super funds (SMSFs) outperform APRA-regulated funds by about 1.1% on average, according to new analysis. Insights from Adelaide University show that in the five years to 30 June 2024, SMSFs' returns averaged 1.1% higher than APRA-regulated ...