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Superannuation

How financial advisers should be monitored by superannuation trustees is among issues raised by a regulatory thematic review of outsourcing in super....

Superannuation

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has revealed that five funds have failed to meet the benchmark of its second MySuper performance test....

People & Products

Wayne Byres, chair of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, has announced he will step down, two years prior to the end of his five-year term....

Superannuation

The prudential regulator is pushing for superannuation funds to merge to deliver member benefits but some are facing ‘consolidation indigestion’ in the process....

Superannuation

The prudential regulator has confirmed it is expecting to see the rapid pace of consolidation among superannuation funds to continue for the next two years....

Financial planning

Cyber security risk needs to be “front and centre” of advisers’ mind, according to the ASIC, and should not be delegated to an IT department....

Superannuation

APRA chair, Wayne Byres, says the regulator is eyeing sub-standard superannuation products and practices through a combination of the performance tests, heatmaps and a “m...

Expert Analysis

An allocation to real estate private debt can be a useful way to supplement fixed income exposure in portfolios, writes Omar Khan....

Features

The industry watchdog has been forced to step in and mandate changes to disability income insurance in a move designed to protect consumers, writes Nina Hendy. ...

Superannuation

Superannuation funds are questioning the methodology used for Choice heatmaps, according to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, days after Treasury questioned...

Superannuation

There is a “very long list” of issues around the Choice heatmaps with Treasury acknowledging they have been significantly more complex for the prudential regulator to com...

People & Products

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has announced a number of executive changes within its leadership team. ...

Financial planning

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission have published information on the implementation pathway for the R...

Superannuation

Superannuation funds have been told they will not face regulatory action if they seek to divest Russian assets, although the closure of the Russian stock market is making...

Superannuation

While 89,000 members have exited an underperforming superannuation fund, more than a million members have opted to remain, according to figures from the Australian Pruden...

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