Helen Rowell

People and Products

The introduction of the superannuation heatmaps are among departing APRA executive Helen Rowell’s proudest achievements during her career. ...

People and Products

Helen Rowell, deputy chair at APRA, will step down at the end of June after more than 21 years at the prudential regulator. ...

Post retirement

The prudential regulator will not be issuing extensive or detailed guidance on retirement income solutions in the short-term as it wants to give the industry time to deve...

Superannuation

Choice superannuation funds have been placed on notice that unless they look to their fees and investment performance they are at risk of being painted red on the heatmap...

Rollover

Rollover is almost as fascinated by superannuation fund mergers as the deputy chair of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), Helen Rowell....

People and Products

Margaret Cole will oversee APRA’s superannuation activities, while deputy chair, Helen Rowell, will now be responsible for general, life and private health insurance....

Superannuation

There has not been a material shift in investment strategies nor has there been a shift to wholesale indices as a result of the superannuation heatmaps, according to the ...

Superannuation

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority’s MySuper heatmaps are facing adjustment to accommodate the Government’s Budget proposals on superannuation fund performanc...

Superannuation

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has claimed vindication of its heatmaps approach amid lower total fees but has pointed to a dozen MySuper products still be...

Superannuation

AustralianSuper, Hostplus, Sunsuper, and REST have received over 100,000 early superannuation release applications, with Sunsuper paying all eligible members within five ...

Editorial

The objectives of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority’s superannuation heatmaps are laudable but the issues which arose last December make it imperative that t...

Superannuation

Superannuation funds and insurers should not rely too heavily on consultants to meet their obligations under the upcoming Financial Accountability Regime, according to th...

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