APRA
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Either APRA should control home lending once again or the RBA should lift interest rates, or do both to avoid a dangerous housing bubble, SQM Research said....
Superannuation
APRA has warned superannuation funds that they may have risked compromising sensitive member data by outsourcing bulk e-mails and texts to third party service providers....
Superannuation
The SMSF Association has sought to dispel the myth that self-managed superannuation funds were unregulated just because they did not fall under the umbrella of APRA. ...
Superannuation
Switching a member from an industry super fund to a retail master trust does not necessarily make them worse off, according to the Australian Prudential Regulation Author...
Superannuation
The prudential regulator is launching a review of the remuneration policies of regulated institutions and how they tie into organisational implementation of risk culture ...
Life/Risk
APRA is considering whether the whistleblowing provisions of the Life Insurance Act were adhered to in the CommInsure claims handling controversy....
Life/Risk
The latest Australian Prudential Regulation Authority data has revealed disability insurance as a continuing problem for Australia’s insurers....
Policy & Regulation
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has moved to increase the power of appointed actuaries to scrutinise and give board level advice on life/risk product terms...
Superannuation
An estimated 3.2 million individuals will be better off thanks the LISTO measure announced in the Budget, according to ASFA....
Superannuation
Claims of persistent underperformance justify scrutiny of bank-owned superannuation funds, according to Industry Super Australia....
Financial planning
New APRA data confirms that disability-related products are continuing to drag on the bottom line of the major insurers....
Superannuation
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has suggested the 40,000 investment options available to fund members is probably too many....
Superannuation
The active member test for SMSFs is an unnecessary source of red tape, the SMSF Association believes....
Superannuation
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has detailed the lessons learned from the Trio/Astarra collapse while defending the imposition of EUs over court proceeding...
Financial planning
APRA has told super funds they need to prove value for money from marketing and sponsorships....
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