APRA consults on super performance data
AUSTRALIA - Savers are a step closer to being able to compare superannuation fund performance following the release of a discussion paper by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA).
Yesterday, the regulator issued the paper which proposed an annual statistical publication that would include performance data on individual superannuation funds. Minister for superannuation and corporate...
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