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QIC braces against recession risks

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2022
... government's long-term financial interests and a quasi-sovereign wealth fund, QIC can avoid the painful APRA performance test. This is a tremendous advantage for Allison Hill, QIC's state chief investment officer, as she can allocate capital ...

APRA releases annual corporate plan

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2022
... poor performing products, and scrutinising Choice products. It aims to do this with the Your Future, Your Super performance test and continuing to publish its MySuper and Choice heatmaps to support improved transparency, accountability and decision-making. ...

NGS Super divests oil, gas producers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2022
... Squires says the divestment will not introduce significant enough tracking error to raise concerns with meeting the performance test under Your Future, Your Super (YFYS). "We worked through the rationale around our YFYS risk, but the other important ...

Initial review of RIC strategies underway

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022
... important areas of advice and product suitability." Cole also commented on the upcoming Your Future, Your Super performance test and the next iteration of the heatmaps. On the funds that stand to fail the test for a second time this year, Cole said APRA ...

Financial product registrations up 30%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2022
... previously reported by Financial Standard, Your Future, Your Super reforms, particularly stapling and the annual performance test, have put pressure on segments of the super sector. KPMG forecasts that pressures on certain funds won't abate and consolidations ...

APRA to improve strategic planning, member outcomes rules

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2022
... the relevant RSE. In regard to monitoring member outcomes, APRA will also look to clarify the role the annual performance test and heatmaps should play. Meanwhile, on management of financial resources, APRA said last year's consultation process on strengthening ...

KPMG spotlights super's biggest challenges

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2022
... product performance. KPMG claimed that an uptick in supervisory intensity on product performance via the annual performance test and 'heatmap' reporting had indeed resulted in trustees improving outcomes for members through fee reductions and better ...

Consultation on faith-based products opens

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022
Treasury has commenced consultation on adjusting how the Your Future, Your Super performance test is applied to faith-based products, releasing draft legislation. Under the legislation, APRA would be allowed to consider the religious affiliation of ...

New guidance to improve super funds' understanding of ESG risks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2022
... considered. They also asked for guidance on how the tests should be framed in terms of member outcomes and connected to performance test results. APRA said some submissions also questioned whether the regulator's expectations would differ for smaller ...

Australian Ethical, Christian Super confirm merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022
... had a range of licensing conditions imposed on its licence following its failure of the Your Future, Your Super performance test. One of the conditions was that it must make plans to merge by the middle of this year. Australian Ethical said the details ...