AUSTRALIAN PRUDENTIAL REGULATION AUTHORITY
Superannuation
SMSFs should be responsible for their wins and losses, which is why there should be no special statutory safety net for them when it comes to fraud, according to Challeng...
Financial planning
APRA’s Charles Littrell argues the case for political bipartisanship on supporting the financial services regulators....
Superannuation
There is very little difference between the average investment performance of SMSFs and APRA-regulated funds, says fund executive....
Superannuation
APRA has signaled an important difference in view on superannuation fund governance to that expressed by the Federal Opposition and the Financial Services Council. ...
Superannuation
Mike Taylor writes that recent actions on the part of both ASIC and APRA suggest that the SMSF sector has become too large for any of the regulators to ignore....
Editorial
Mike Taylor writes that recent actions on the part of both ASIC and APRA suggest that the SMSF sector has become too large for any of the regulators to ignore....
Superannuation
APRA told not to seek to hide behind forms of words when dealing with superannuation regulatory intentions....
Financial planning
A new survey reveals how slowly financial services regulators are responding to politicians’ questions....
Superannuation
MLC’s Jessica Silva outlines situations where another person can or must act as an SMSF trustee for a person who is unable to do so themselves....
Life/Risk
APRA wants to remove the confidentiality status of data collected from Australia’s major insurers....
Life/Risk
We can buy everything online – clothes, shoes, cars, holidays – so it is only natural that the direct life insurance channel is becoming part of the online tsunami. How t...
Superannuation
Total estimated assets for the superannuation fund sector rose by $192.2 billion to $1.51 trillion over the 12 months to 31 December 2012, according to APRA. ...
Life/Risk
The life insurance remains one of the more buoyant sectors of the financial services industry, according to the latest data released by the Australian Prudential Regulati...
Superannuation
Both industry and retail superannuation funds are trying to emulate SMSFs by providing more choice and flexibility for their members. But as Damon Taylor writes, many cla...
Superannuation
Will 2013 be the defining year for self-managed super funds? Bryan Ashenden's policy overview discusses the implications for advisers....
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
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It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...