AUSTRALIAN PRUDENTIAL REGULATION AUTHORITY

Financial planning

APRA has accepted enforceable undertakings from five former directors of Trio Capital. ...

Superannuation

Following SuperRatings criticism of the FSC/ASFA standard risk measure yesterday, ASFA has said it will incorporate the points made in a review of the SRM later this year...

Superannuation

A letter from APRA on Stronger Super reporting requirements has confirmed how much will occur post-September....

Life/Risk

APRA member Ian Laughlin lays it on the line on the insurer failures which have led to hefty premium rises for super fund members....

Life/Risk

APRA buys into lapse/churn debate but points to particular problems with respect to directly-marketed products....

Superannuation

SPAA claims recent ATO data revealing a decline in SMSF establishments belies health of sector....

Superannuation

The Minister for Superannuation, Bill Shorten, has urged anyone interested in the future of superannuation to make a submission on the Super Charter framework....

Superannuation

APRA's quarterly superannuation statistics for March 2013 have highlighted the continuing growth and strength of the SMSF sector, according to SPAA's Graeme Colley....

Superannuation

APRA defers key element of SuperStream data collection to second half of next year....

Life/Risk

Direct life insurance seems to be having an impact on the advice market, with new research showing direct products are significantly cheaper than those available through ...

Superannuation

APRA’s latest superannuation data is out – super assets have increased by approximately 13.5 per cent over the year to March....

Editorial

Mike Taylor writes that just four months out from an election, the political temperature is high and perceptions can skew reality....

Superannuation

Just 20 funds account for nearly 60 per cent of assets in the APRA-regulated sector, with further consolidation predicted to occur....

Editorial

Jack Flader, the US lawyer named as being connected to the Trio/Astarra collapse, now knows what it is like to be thrashed with a damp lettuce leaf. ...

Financial planning

As expected, the Government has limited its Budget support for the financial services regulators....

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