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Policy & Regulation

The major banks are likely to feel the squeeze as the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has prepared to raise the bar on their capital adequacy requirements....

Editorial

Mike Taylor writes that the Australian Securities and Investments Commission was fundamental to the changes being wrought on the financial services external dispute resol...

People & Products

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has completed its organisational restructure with two senior appointments....

Policy & Regulation

Regulatory reporting is not just about putting numbers in a box and financial firms need a robust plan as APRA is going through a huge cycle of reporting changes, accordi...

Policy & Regulation

The Government’s Banking Executive Accountability regime may become a lawyer’s picnic with the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority confirming both its complexity a...

Superannuation

Confronted by Senate estimates allegations concerning a sacked super fund board member, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has reiterated that it wants more p...

Financial planning

Federal Treasurer, Scott Morrison has cited cracking down on ‘dodgy advice’ in his broader justification for cracking down on the big banks....

Superannuation

Despite the naysayers, the latest Australian Prudential Regulation Authority data has confirmed why superannuation continues to represent an attractive investment vehicl...

Life/Risk

There has been an erosion of standards from major lenders on their commercial property advice thanks to competitive pressures, according to APRA....

Superannuation

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has confirmed the directors of the industry funds-owned eligible rollover fund, AUSfund, were paid $225,000 in director’s f...

Financial planning

Everyday Australians investing in real estate are being harassed and targeted by APRA and the banks, MoneyQuest believes....

Superannuation

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has sent a clear message to industry funds that it will not be backing down on superannuation fund governance and better b...

Features

Advisers might be keeping pace with technology, but are they on top of the regulation that goes with it? Hope William-Smith finds out....

Life/Risk

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has confirmed the advertising campaigns mounted by plaintiff law firms are driving higher insurance claims experience....

Superannuation

A significant number of industry funds are among the lower performers being scrutinised by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority....

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