Helen Rowell

Superannuation

20 funds facing immediate heat map pressure

Twenty under-performing superannuation funds are facing almost immediate heat-map pressure from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority and a further 20 will find ...

Superannuation

APRA reluctant to name heatmap advisers

Superannuation fund heatmaps may be one of the most significant new challenges to confront superannuation fund boards, but the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority ...

Superannuation

APRA heatmaps will help compare ‘apples with apples’: ISA

The regulator’s new tool needs to be refined to include rigorous benchmarks and Choice products, Industry Super Australia believes....

Policy & Regulation

Six shades of red and yellow for APRA’s heatmap

APRA’s heatmap will include four investment performance measures that reflect the level of growth or defensive assets and trustees will have no excuse as to why a metric ...

Superannuation

Industry funds welcome APRA choice scrutiny

Industry superannuation funds have welcomed an announcement by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority that it will begin collecting data on choice superannuation ...

Superannuation

APRA acknowledges high risk, high fee products can driver better returns

Some high risk, high fee superannuation investments are worth it in terms of the returns they generate, according to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority....

Policy & Regulation

APRA confirms super funds facing possible RC action

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has confirmed that a number of superannuation funds are facing the possibility of legal action as early as next month on th...

Superannuation

APRA moves ahead of legislation on outcomes test

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has not waited on passage of Government legislation and has, instead, set new prudential requirements to support an outcome...

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 ...

Superannuation

Just 25 to 30 major super funds predicted to remain

Australia could be left with as few as 25 or 30 major superannuation funds in the next decade as changes roll through the industry, not least those resulting from the Roy...

Superannuation

Don’t overstate industry fund outperformance, says Committee

A key Parliamentary Committee report has specifically cited the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority as suggesting not too much should be made of the perceived outp...