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APRA pushes for greater control over super

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
... regulatory powers to help improve superannuation governance, transparency and member outcomes. APRA deputy chair Helen Rowell told the Senate Economics Legislation Committee aiming to address weaknesses in the superannuation regulatory framework that ...

No room for complacency: APRA

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
APRA deputy chair Helen Rowell believes that while the superannuation industry has a lot to be proud of, there's no room for complacency. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees Super Investment Conference, Rowell said now that ...

APRA issues warning to underperforming super funds

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017
... underperforming funds, penning a warning letter to all RSE licensees to shape up or ship out. In the letter APRA deputy chair Helen Rowell signalled it will no longer be acceptable for funds to merely comply with their legislative and prudential obligations. ...

APRA puts super funds on notice

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2017
... sustainability of their business operations and delivery of quality, value for money outcomes to members," APRA deputy chair Helen Rowell said. "The superannuation industry is going through a period of significant evolution and it is incumbent on RSE ...

Banking and Finance Oath secures strong conference program

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
... speakers for the full-day conference on June 8 are BT Financial Group chief executive Brad Cooper; APRA deputy chairman Helen Rowell; ASIC deputy chairman Peter Kell; Banking and Finance Oath director Pauline Vamos; Australian Bankers Association executive ...

Tax relief for merging super funds extended

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... Speaking at a Financial Services Council event last year, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority deputy chairman Helen Rowell hit out at superannuation funds which deliver continual poor performance, lack transparency, and face unsustainable outflows ...

Super trustees need better vigilance: APRA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
APRA's deputy chair Helen Rowell hit out at superannuation trustees who incur "inappropriate expenditures" saying that unnecessary costs negatively affect outcomes for members. Speaking to delegates at the 2017 Conference of Major Super Funds (CMSF) ...

Distrust is super's biggest challenge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
... back to honing in on what's in the best interests of the member, not the institution itself," APRA deputy chairman Helen Rowell said. "We see a lot of self-interest, conflict and poor decision making in all parts of the industry, so our focus is on identifying ...

New $70bn MLC fund gives retail access to unlisted

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
... better experience for our members, online and digital services have a fixed cost to invest in." APRA deputy chair Helen Rowell, who also sat on the panel, said the regulator didn't have an opinion on the optimum number or size of super funds, but "scale ...

Super fund outflow ratios cause for concern

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
... Banking and Wealth Summit in Sydney yesterday, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) deputy chairman Helen Rowell described the issue as "critical" and "not getting the attention that it should across the industry." Rowell said the regulator's ...