The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has issued Prudential Standard (PS) 3 aimed at prolonging the life of actuarial standard 6.01 (AS6.01) which require...
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) have successfu...
Australian Skandia is preparing to launch its own personal superannuation and allocated pension products after confirming today that it had managed to obtain Approved Tru...
What are the differences between self-managed super funds, small APRA funds and a master trust, and what type of clients suit them? KATE KACHOR reports on what to look ou...
The Government’s options paper for the reform of the regulatory environment surrounding superannuation was developed, according to the Minister for Financial Services Joe...
This week, Ramani (SG) Venkatramani, the general manager of APRA’s diversified institutions division, will fly to a conference of worldwide pensions industry representati...
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has striped Harts Staff Superannuation as the corporate trustee of the Harts Australia Staff Superannuation Fund, ap...
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) today released the next addition to its policy proposal papers (PPP) on licensing and administrative issues of...
Life insurers implementing a licence under the Financial Services Reform Bill (FSRB) will have the assistance of a specialist conglomerate team....
Insurance and superannuation industry watchdog, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), can not adequately oversee government endorsed super funds, accordi...
Divorce will be the next big areas to impact on superannuation, according to Australian Super Nominees managing director Ben Smythe....
Solicitors’ mortgage schemes once again feel the heat in response to rising losses from several schemes in Tasmania which have been estimated to have lost up to $20 milli...
The Australian Consumers’ Association and the Australian Shareholders’ Association are calling for an inquiry into what they call the failure of the Australian Prudential...
<B>The new adviser </B>For a number of years, self managed super funds (SMSF) have been considered part-time work for many financial planning professionals across Austral...
Convergence and the digital revolution in global capital markets are becoming the drivers of regulatory regimes throughout the world, according to Professor Ian Harper of...
The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...