AUSTRALIAN PRUDENTIAL REGULATION AUTHORITY

Life/Risk

Disparities between the premiums on inforce and new risk products causing problems....

Financial planning

The Auditor-General suggests APRA should consult more and give greater detail about financial sector levies....

Superannuation

Assistant Treasurer, Senator Arthur Sinodinos says APRA is examining whether super funds investment in a new publishing venture breaches the sole purpose test....

Superannuation

The notion that self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees should have a 'competency test' as suggested by visiting European financial literacy specialist Robert Holzmann ha...

Superannuation

APRA reports super assets have risen again over the 12 months to September 2013...

Life/Risk

APRA’s September quarter data confirms continuing challenges for insurers, particularly with respect to group risk....

Editorial

Australia’s two key financial services regulators, ASIC and APRA have moved a step closer to concluding their actions around the collapse of Trio/Astarra and, in doing so...

Editorial

Mike Taylor writes that as a former ASIC executive, ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos has managed to spice up the submissions to the Senate Committee reviewing ASIC’s op...

Superannuation

Shorten’s proposed Council of Super Guardians still-born despite expenditure on a charter group....

Financial planning

Sinodinos confirms Government’s intentions and timetable on FOFA changes along with moratorium on major change during Financial Systems Review....

Funds management

Regulator says thirteenth EU will conclude planned Trio action....

Financial planning

Rather than relying entirely on the budget the Government allocates to it, ASIC should adopt a self-funding model, according to ISA....

Financial planning

FSC chief John Brogden has cited the need to redefine the role of the regulators, ASIC and APRA....

Financial planning

Super body claims ASIC approach is non-collaborative and in need or review. ...

Financial planning

ASIC is trailing other industry bodies when it comes to relevance and engagement with advisers, a financial planning group believes. ...

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