AUSTRALIAN PRUDENTIAL REGULATION AUTHORITY

Superannuation

The Federal Opposition has committed to the development of performance benchmarks to underpin MySuper funds selection as default superannuation funds....

Financial planning

Financial Services Council sponsored research accuses unions and financial planners of "gaming" the default superannuation fund regime....

Superannuation

Gearing now plays a greater role in the wealth creation process for SMSF trustees, according to head of business development for structured investments at the Commonwealt...

Superannuation

New research released by APRA this week has pointed to the benefits of further consolidation within the superannuation industry....

Superannuation

David Court outlines some common queries that arise out of the new rules for investment in personal use assets....

Superannuation

The Actuaries Institute has renewed calls for APRA to strengthen Australian superannuation standards due to the growth of the industry....

Editorial

Concerns ASIC and APRA were becoming increasingly politicised were brought to a head during the hearings into the FOFA reforms....

Life/Risk

The upcoming APRA standards for life insurance companies should be welcomed by the industry as an opportunity to embed better practices, according to PricewaterhouseCoope...

Superannuation

The latest APRA data underscores the dominance of SMSFs in terms of both growth and assets....

Financial planning

APRA says it is not looking at how big financial services salaries have become but the basis upon which they are being paid....

Superannuation

SMSFs continue to dominate the super sector both in growth and assets....

Editorial

Challenger’s Aaron Minney provides his comparison of annuities and direct fixed income in a response to an article recently published in Money Management and authored by ...

Superannuation

Freya Purnell takes a closer look at what life after Stronger Super might bring to the superannuation sector....

Superannuation

Member companies of the FSC will adhere to corporate governance standards higher than many believe are being met by industry super funds....

Life/Risk

Life insurance industry profits jumped 65 per cent in the December quarter, but there was a significant drop in revenue due to investment losses....

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