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Custodians have key role to play preventing cyber-attacks: ACSA

With Australia’s retirement pool of savings at $4.2 trillion, this nefarious activity is going to become more prevalent, especially with hackers having access to increasingly sophisticated technology.

Penny Pryor | 11th Apr 2025 | More
Profit-for-member funds’ failings don’t warrant a royal commission

A Coalition Government will want to curb the union role in superannuation, especially in the industry funds – the largest superannuation sector at nearly $1.5 trillion. Setting up a royal commission to achieve this end will be overkill.

Nicholas Way | 11th Apr 2025 | More
APRA ruling on board tenure applying accepted governance norms

The employer-employee split worked well when not-for-profit funds were in their infancy. Today, in an era of member choice and the growing demands of retiree members, it’s a model that fails to cut the mustard.

Rob Prugue | 14th Mar 2025 | More
  • APRA’s governance move could trigger wholesale change

    If the regulator’s proposal to limit board tenure to 10 years takes effect, then many non-executive board members will be in the firing line, with industry funds likely to have the most casualties.

    Nicholas Way | 7th Mar 2025 | More
    Super expenses debate misses the forest for the trees

    The boondoggle about superannuation marketing spend is mostly theatre, and does nothing to answer the question of what is really in members’ best financial interests.

    Lachlan Maddock | 1st Nov 2024 | More
    What HESTA’s sweet tooth really tells us about super expenses

    APRA’s new superannuation expenses data – and the granular information it contains about donut and coffee purchases – begs the question: how much transparency is enough?

    Lachlan Maddock | 30th Oct 2024 | More
  • Where’s the sense in a useless YFYS test?

    The Your Future, Your Super performance test is now redundant. The superannuation industry, and its regulators and policymakers, must figure out what comes next.

    Lachlan Maddock | 4th Sep 2024 | More
    What big super can learn from small funds

    Bigger isn’t always better when it comes to member services. Megafunds might be able to mass customise, but when you’ve got two million members it’s tough to bring the personal touch.

    Lachlan Maddock | 15th May 2024 | More
  • ‘It comes at a cost’: Small funds fret APRA levy increase

    A number of super funds managing less than $10 billion have been slugged with an increase in their restricted APRA levy of more than 80 per cent even as the regulator pushes them to keep costs down.

    Lachlan Maddock | 30th Apr 2024 | More
    APRA fails its own test on costs

    Few would disagree that a strong regulator is required for a strong superannuation system. But APRA’s myopic focus on cost to members means its $70,000 Christmas party is unlikely to help its reputation.

    Lachlan Maddock | 19th Apr 2024 | More
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