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Financial planning

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has joined with its British counterpart, the Financial Services Authority, in accepting enforceable undertakings from forme...

Financial planning

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority had to appoint acting trustees to five superannuation funds that did not make adequate arrangements to comply with the new ...

Financial planning

Over $900 billion is held in Australian superannuation funds, according to figures released yesterday by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority in their March 200...

Superannuation

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Financial planning

Federal Treasurer Peter Costello has announced the appointment of John Trowbridge as a member of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority....

Editorial

The future of corporate funds, outside of the very largest ones, has emerged as a major source of speculation within the super industry under Choice. Speculation ranges f...

Financial planning

Any analysis of the success or otherwise of superannuation choice on its first anniversary would be incomplete without revisiting the industry speculation on its potentia...

Life/Risk

Overseas organisations are posing a threat to the integrity and equitable operation of the domestic insurance market, according to the head of one of Australia’s leading ...

Superannuation

BT Financial Group has become the latest entrant into the self-managed superannuation administration market, launching a service to administer SMSF funds and small Austra...

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Financial planning

The ACA has called for greater prudential control over unsecured investments following the winding up of two Westpoint mezzanine finance companies, and warned investors o...

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