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APRA hits 12 super options with failed grade

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
The number of failed investment products nearly doubled in the 2026 APRA superannuation performance test, with BUSSQ being the only industry fund to make the list dominated by retail funds. One MySuper product and 11 trustee-directed products (TDPs) ...

Trustees, platforms, cyber risk under APRA spotlight

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2026
... obligations under the proposed compensation scheme. APRA did not provide any details on any changes to the superannuation Performance Test and Comprehensive Product Performance, other than saying the package remains "an important transparency and accountability ...

ASFA makes suggestions for performance test overhaul

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026
... Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has called for the federal governments annual superannuation performance test to be modernised, arguing the current framework is discouraging long-term investment assets such as housing, infrastructure ...

Betashares launches Australian bond ETF

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
... designed to track the benchmark used by APRA in assessing Australian fixed interest performance within its superannuation performance test framework.

Performance test reforms to curb benchmark hugging: Treasury

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
Treasury is addressing benchmarking-hugging incentives encouraged by the superannuation performance test in a new round of consultations that aim to overhaul several "unintended consequences" it has created over the last five years. Treasury acknowledges ...

Chalmers teases release of performance test reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2026
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has teased the release of the superannuation performance test reforms, saying they should be expected "in the coming days or weeks". While Chalmers did not say what the reforms will be, he was clear about what he does not want ...

Superannuation advertising ban consultation launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2026
... fund. To qualify, amongst other conditions, the MySuper product must have passed the most recent annual superannuation performance test and the person advertising the MySuper product cannot be a connected entity of the RSE licensee that is offering the ...

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% ...

Performance test changes not necessary: ART

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
Following Treasurer Jim Chalmers' Economic Roundtable last year, changes to the superannuation performance test were flagged as a tool that could allow funds to invest in more diverse asset classes without worrying about failure. However, Australian ...

Australia's 'Super 6' embrace total portfolio approach: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2025
... of TPA is increasing in momentum. This is despite super fund constraints linked to the design of the superannuation performance test, Goss said, adding that by encouraging collaboration across teams and clarifying accountability for total-fund outcomes ...
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