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Superannuation

Sponsorship deals require quantitative data: APRA

While there is a justification for superannuation funds spending money on marketing and sponsorship, this should be measured by clear metrics rather than its own qualitat...

Superannuation

What will APRA find on Cbus’ AFL spend?

The prudential regulator will publish its findings of its investigation into the impact of the best financial interests duty on marketing expenditure of 12 superannuation...

Superannuation

No feedback to be given for YFYS performance test

The Your Future, Your Super performance test will only disclose to superannuation funds whether they had passed or failed and would not give any value indications. ...

Superannuation

MySuper performance test results date released

The corporate watchdog will be checking communications from responsible superannuation entities to beneficiaries of MySuper funds that fail the Your Future, Your Super pe...

Expert Analysis

Changes to RSE licensees

There have been numerous changes to the financial services obligations of superannuation funds, writes David Court, so trustees must know what is expected of them....

Features

InFocus: Will multiple failures of the APRA super fund performance test prove fatal?

Mike Taylor questions whether a superannuation fund which experiences multiple failures of the proposed Australian Prudential Regulation Authority superannuation fund per...

Policy & Regulation

No recourse to members’ money for super funds that err

Superannuation fund trustees will not be able to resort to members’ funds held in trust to pay civil penalties arising from the new Financial Accountability Regime....

Policy & Regulation

Would you work for a super fund if your salary was at penalty risk?

Attracting talent to superannuation funds could become problematic under the Government’s move to extend the Bank Executive Accountability Regime to the superannuation in...

Policy & Regulation

APRA moves to disqualify IOOF executives including MD

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has initiated action against IOOF including seeking the disqualification of its most senior executives, including managing ...