COVID-19 – Information for superannuation trustees

ASIC has withdrawn answers to frequently asked questions about superannuation regulatory issues that have arisen from the COVID-19 pandemic that were published in 2020. This has been done as the content has ceased to be current or useful.

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End-to-end accountability: Remarks to ASFA Conference 2024

20 November 2024

Remarks by ASIC Commissioner Simone Constant at Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia Conference 2024 in Sydney on 20 November 2024.

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ASIC writes to superannuation trustees to drive improvement to death benefit claims handling

19 November 2024

ASIC has written to the CEOs of superannuation trustees, urging them to assess their death benefit claims handling practices and address any identified deficiencies.

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ASIC sues Cbus alleging systemic claims handling failures

12 November 2024

More than 10,000 members and claimants of the Construction and Building Unions Superannuation Fund (Cbus) were impacted by death benefits and total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance claims taking more than 90 days to be processed, according to allegations contained in documents lodged by ASIC in the Federal Court.

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ASIC updates guidance for auditors following extension to financial reporting and audit obligations

24 October 2024

ASIC has released updated regulatory guidance for the resignation, removal and replacement of auditors. The updates to Regulatory Guide 26 Resignation, removal and replacement of auditors (RG 26) reflect expanded obligations applying in relation to registrable superannuation entities (RSEs) and retail corporate collective investment vehicles (retail CCIVs).

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ASIC’s urges businesses to prepare for mandatory climate reporting

18 September 2024

From 1 January 2025, many large Australian businesses will need to prepare annual sustainability reports containing mandatory climate-related financial disclosures, following passage of a major Bill through Parliament.

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ASIC’s proceedings against Rest alleging misleading member representations are dismissed

18 September 2024

The Federal Court has dismissed ASIC’s case against superannuation trustee, Rest, for allegedly making misleading representations about limitations on members’ rights to transfer superannuation funds out of the Retail Employees Superannuation Trust between March 2015 and May 2018.

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ASIC updates superannuation forecasts relief instrument

13 September 2024

ASIC has updated the default rate of nominal wage inflation in ASIC (Superannuation Calculators and Retirement Estimates) Instrument 2022/603 from 4% p.a. to 3.7% p.a. following a period of industry consultation.

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Last updated: 06/12/2021 04:43