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APRA levy to cost $243m in FY26

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
... per fund - remain unchanged for the next financial year. "APRA is forward-looking and outcomes-focused - identifying prudential risks and taking proactive action to prevent harm before it can occur, assisting in minimising regulatory burden, and facilitating ...

BUSSQ abandons appeal, concedes to licence conditions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... the changes were finalised. APRA said the conditions were about safeguarding the interests of members, addressing its prudential concerns "effectively and expeditiously," and ensuring transparency in BUSSQ's response to those concerns. BUSSQ took ...

UK regulators abandon DEI reporting push

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) will no longer introduce new diversity and inclusion rules for financial services organisations, claiming they wish to "avoid additional burdens on firms at this time." ...

Beware creep of cancel culture into super fund governance: Lawyer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
The prudential regulator is calling for the consideration of perceived conflicts of interest and reputational risks when appointing directors, and while it's easy to think of cases where this would be appropriate, Gilbert + Tobin partner Luke Barrett ...

Industry must do more to improve women's financial literacy: Fidelity

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
... opportunities, only one in two women (48%) believe they can achieve so, comparing to 72% men that are confident, but it is prudential to understand that the confidence does not necessarily translate into successful investments. Further, one in four women ...

Super, insurance, and bank boards' 'poor practices' targeted by APRA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
... bodies, and consumer representatives over a three-month consultation period. The regulator plans to release updated prudential standards for formal consultation in early 2026, with the new framework set to be published in 2027 and implemented by 2028 ...

Annuities' capital settings due for change: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2025
... requirements for annuities is touted to be the most significant change for life insurers in more than a decade. The prudential regulator said it will detail its proposed changes in the second half of 2025. "This aligns with APRA's goal to support ...

Super fund looks to AI

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... innovation before leading the team in New South Wales and Queensland. The recruit earlier worked as a business consultant at Prudential Assurance in the UK and Arthur Andersen Business Consulting.

BUSSQ handed stricter licence conditions by APRA amid appeal

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
... said the imposition of the additional licence conditions on BUSSQ are to safeguard the interests of members, ensure prudential concerns can be addressed effectively and expeditiously, and to ensure transparency in the fund's response to such concerns. ...

Cbus faces fresh investigation over fund expenditure practices

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
... management and oversight of key fund services. APRA said it has taken steps to address concerns raised in a recent prudential review and an independent expert report by Deloitte, published last November - which found little evidence that Cbus' relationship ...