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July 1 super changes: Are you ready?

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2022
... Finally, the long-awaited Retirement Income Covenant (RIC) that has been introduced to the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 also takes effect July 1. It imposes a new obligation upon superannuation fund trustees, other than SMSFs, to develop ...

Good isn't good enough for the super system: Byres

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2022
... products and practices, using a combination of the government's annual performance test, our own heatmaps, intensified supervision and when needed a more muscular approach to enforcement." Byres' rhetoric paralleled the strategic super priorities covered ...

Rainy day funds probed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
... clarity in that space to ensure that that doesn't happen." Amendments to Section 56 of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1996 were made as part of the government's response to the Royal Commission with the intention of preventing ...

Blue Crane Capital launches fintech tool for SMSFs

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2022
... response to its observation that the SMSF sector could grow in response to changes to the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act (SIS Act) in July 2021. Under the changes, SMSFs can now have up to six trustees instead of the previous limit of four. ...

Economics Committee to examine rainy day funds

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2022
... the rainy day funds created by superannuation funds following recent amendments made to the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993. The hearing, scheduled for February 10, is part of the committee's ongoing review of the four major banks ...

APRA to continue scrutiny of trustees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2022
The prudential regulator has outlined its policy and supervision priorities for 2022, saying its prime focus is rectifying sub-standard industry practices and eradicating unacceptable product performance. Released yesterday, APRA said it will continue ...

ASIC unveils details of FSCP operations

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 23 DEC 2021
... Better Advice Bill will have the power to direct financial advisers to undertake specified training, counselling or supervision and report certain matters to ASIC. It may also suspend or cancel a financial adviser's registration, issue infringement notices ...

Industry responds to heatmap findings

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
... Funds of Australia's (ASFA's) virtual event, APRA executive board member Margaret Cole said that APRA's active supervision of underperforming MySuper products over the past two years has driven substantial benefits to members in the shape of ...

Choice products not so choice: APRA

CHLOE WALKER, KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
... years to cover more of the sector. Executive board member Margaret Cole said APRA would now further intensify its supervision on the trustees of products that had been shown up on the heatmaps as delivering sub-standard member outcomes. "Superannuation ...

APRA, ASIC provide annual update

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021
... strengthen cooperation on enforcement matters. More generally, information sharing, ranging from sharing insights from supervision activities to formal exchanges of relevant information (including in relation to enforcement matters) continues to be central ...