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Super assets reach $4.5tn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released its Quarterly Superannuation Performance report for the December 2025 quarter, showing total superannuation assets have hit $4.5 trillion. Total superannuation assets increased by 0.8% ...

Chalmers releases retirement phase reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... retirement phase of superannuation and drive uplift to member outcomes by creating greater transparency across industry. APRA will collect and publish the data required to give effect to the framework, providing insights on fund offerings and member ...

Cbus confirms independent review into board member

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... 'fit and proper persons test', as part of an independent review that was being conducted by Deloitte at the direction of APRA at the time. The CFMEU can nominate three of the 14 positions on the Cbus board. When Deloitte published the findings of its ...

FES Super to no longer supplement returns in default

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
... a reserve to smooth fluctuations in investment earnings. The fund said it is doing this in a bid to ensure it passes the APRA performance test. Until now, the reserve was funded by setting aside a portion of the earnings when returns were high to then ...

Senate questions APRA's role in Shield, First Guardian disaster

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
APRA's role as prudential regulator in the wake of the First Guardian Master Fund and Shield Master Fund collapses came under the spotlight at a recent parliamentary hearing. APRA chair John Lonsdale told the Senate Economics Legislation Committee that ...

Super moves: Top super funds lose key risk executives

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
... However, he is best known for his 17 years as head of investment risk at the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). There, he led the specialist team providing guidance on investment risk, asset-liability mismatch, and liquidity risk for ...

CBA updates on class actions, governance review

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
... Banking and Financial Services Royal Commission. In 2017, because of revelations from the Royal Commission, CBA was ordered by APRA to examine whether governance, culture and accountability practices at CBA were to blame. APRA's final report into CBA ...

Commonwealth Super Corp to consolidate legacy IT systems

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
... from MUFG to GROW Inc. However, it was found to have inadequately prepared to effectively oversee and manage the change by APRA, who imposed additional licence conditions on the super fund to rectify the issue. To ensure the limited-service period does ...

Member governed super boards deliver more: SMC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
... years to June 2025 representative governed super funds generated $33 billion in net additional value for members above the APRA performance benchmark. In comparison, their counterparts saw a $400 million loss, SMC said. This equates to nearly $2000 in ...

ASX names members of new advisory group

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
... will be filled with superannuation heavy hitters including AustralianSuper chief investment officer Mark Delaney, former APRA executive Helen Rowell, and TelstraSuper's Dominique d'Avrincourt, along with governance professionals including Pru ...