AUSTRALIAN PRUDENTIAL REGULATION AUTHORITY
Editorial
A close reading of the submissions so far lodged with the Senate Committee investigating the operations of ASIC suggests the newly-elected Abbott Government will be right...
Superannuation
Industry fund chairman expresses concern that improper advice is driving member departures to SMSFs. ...
Financial planning
Former Trio director Kurt Groenveld enters three-and-a-half year enforceable undertaking with APRA. ...
Superannuation
Are SMSFs contributing to a property bubble and gaining an unfair advantage in the process? Peter Kelly begs to differ....
Editorial
The Federal Treasurer, Joe Hockey, has signalled a “son of Wallis” review of the Australian financial system and, as Mike Taylor writes, the industry is already starting ...
Financial planning
IOOF has received its MySuper licence approval from APRA and has signalled it will be offering a "dynamically managed diversified investment strategy" via its IOOF Balanc...
Financial planning
Morningstar analysis paints the big four banks as being an oligopoly which is stronger now than before the GFC....
Superannuation
The superannuation playing field is not tilted in favour of SMSFs but they do benefit from being more nimble, according to SPAA....
Superannuation
Link Group has acquired technology vendor Syncsoft....
Financial planning
Advisers will have to disclose a number of specific facts when providing SMSF advice, such as lack of compensation arrangements and costs associated with running a self-m...
Financial planning
One of the pilot companies for APRA’s new reporting regime has launched a new service. ...
Superannuation
Super funds which lose members to SMSFs are unlikely to see them come back....
Financial planning
APRA warns lenders against letting the current low interest rate environment drive up unsustainable housing credit....
Policy & Regulation
ATO’s approach to the segregation of pension assets aimed at SMSFs, despite implications for large APRA-regulated funds....
Financial planning
APRA has changed its stance on religious charitable development funds (RCDFs) in response to submissions from stakeholders. ...
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