AUSTRALIAN PRUDENTIAL REGULATION AUTHORITY

Editorial

There has been a tendency to forget about the ACCC ever since the regulation of consumer protection in the financial services industry moved to ASIC in 2001. But as Grant...

Superannuation

APRA says it will leave it to superannuation funds and trustees to sort out any conflicts flowing from multiple directorships....

Editorial

While FOFA and a number of other factors have seen many planners moving under the umbrellas of the major banks and institutions, the independent financial advice sector i...

Superannuation

APRA has taken the unusual step of outlining its MySuper approach ahead of the Government's legislation being passed....

Superannuation

Despite current concerns over SMSF administration, only around 2 per cent of funds have a compliance issue, meaning there is no need for additional regulations, according...

Superannuation

Industry Super Network has appointed former Lonsec staffer Anh Nguyen to support its research and policy capabilities....

Superannuation

The ATO has backed a SPAA assessment that illegal early release schemes involving SMSFs are declining....

Superannuation

The Australian Taxation Office is the right regulatory body to oversee the SMSF sector, according to SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia chief executive Andrea S...

Financial planning

APRA warns banks and financial institutions to align executive remuneration to sustainable delivery of quality products....

Superannuation

Ever since the Trio Capital scandal, the message has been clear: SMSFs are on their own and defenceless against fraud. But as Andrea Slattery explains, SMSFs indeed have ...

Superannuation

Nearly four years after an initial ministerial request, APRA is moving to deliver fund-level super data while the AIST worries about a new standard risk measure....

Financial planning

SPAA strongly rejects suggestions SMSFs should be pushed into APRA jurisdiction....

Superannuation

ASFA urges government to change direction on illegal early release on SMSFs, claiming the problem has diminished....

Superannuation

AIST chief executive Fiona Reynolds suggests SMSFs have grown too large for effective ATO supervision....

Financial planning

Extended powers for APRA should not be granted without the requirement for accountability....

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