AUSTRALIAN PRUDENTIAL REGULATION AUTHORITY

Superannuation

The superannuation industry has posted an overall rate of return of -0.9 per cent for the June 2011 quarter, following three successive quarters of positive returns, acco...

Financial planning

Other financial services regulators urged to emulate ASIC in providing transparency about their activities....

Financial planning

Other financial services regulators urged to emulate ASIC in providing transparency about their activities....

Editorial

The life insurance industry has taken a hit in the last 12 months, with net profit after tax down 13.9 per cent compared to the previous year....

Superannuation

A new APRA analysis points to the consolidation which has allowed the banks to dominate the life insurance market....

Financial planning

The Government has announced the proposed new fee model to raise around $18 million to have the industry fund ASIC's market supervision activities....

Editorial

The financial services industry has celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Superannuation Guarantee and, as Mike Taylor reports, the industry funds have more to celebrate...

Editorial

While it is clearly not high on the current Federal Government’s agenda, at some point it will need to revisit legislation covering the operation of superannuation funds ...

Financial planning

Troubled industry super fund Motor Trades Association of Australia has announced a board restructure and the retirement of founding chief executive Michael Delaney after ...

Financial planning

Former Trio Capital director has agreed to a nine year exclusion from the financial services industry, as part of an enforceable undertaking (EU) with the Australian Secu...

Editorial

As controversy continues to swirl around industry fund MTAA Super, Tasmanian Liberal Senator David Bushby argues it is time for the Australian Prudential Regulation Autho...

Superannuation

Self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees should not be forced to do a full valuation on direct property holdings every year, according to the Self-Managed Super Fund Profe...

Superannuation

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has been warned it needs to address questions about its handling of MTAA Super in the Parliament....

Superannuation

Superannuation funds will soon have to provide consumers with greater transparency around investment risk with the introduction of a new industry guideline....

Financial planning

Amid the questions still swirling around MTAA Super, a survey has given APRA "an excellent result"....

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

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ASIC has confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

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