AUSTRALIAN PRUDENTIAL REGULATION AUTHORITY

Editorial

As the debate about life insurance in superannuation continues to create divisions in the industry, Tower's Geoff Black explains the importance of maintaining the status ...

Editorial

Mike Taylor looks at the ACCC's report on NAB's and AMP's bids for AXA Asia Pacific, as well as industry consolidation in general....

Superannuation

Mercer is urging tougher rules around SMSFs including around accountants and whether people should actually be in them....

Financial planning

The Association of Independently-Owned Financial Planners (AIOFP) is lobbying key regulatory and administrative stakeholders over the management of now defunct fund manag...

Financial planning

The worst of the global financial crisis may be over, but the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority says it is too early to drop the regulatory guard....

Superannuation

Transfers from major superannuation funds into self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) will be subjected to higher levels of scrutiny following moves by the Australian ...

Financial planning

The Government’s bank guarantee, introduced at the height of the crisis, will be withdrawn at the end March....

Financial planning

The current employer selected default fund model for super should be replaced with a fully member choice driven model rather than a national default fund, says GESB....

Financial planning

The AIOFP intends to hire a private investigator in Hong Kong to pursue people and companies associated with the missing $118 million from Astarra Asset Management's Alph...

Editorial

In this superannuation guide for non-residents for tax purposes, you'll learn what impacts contributions and access to superannuation for non-residents....

Financial planning

The Financial Sector Legislation Amendment (Prudential Refinements and Other Measures) Bill 2010 is aimed at enhancing the powers of the Australian Prudential Regulation ...

Policy & Regulation

Russell Investments has appointed a specialist in after-tax investment strategies, with the group preparing its clients for the “post-Cooper Review world”....

Financial planning

Bank chief executives will need to shoulder responsibility for ensuring their institutions are compliant with the new Financial Claims Scheme....

Financial planning

The first preliminary report of the Cooper Review has pointed to a new architecture for the superannuation industry based on members rather than products, with trustees a...

Superannuation

The latest APRA data has confirmed the way recovering markets have boosted the fortunes of SMSFs and retail master trusts....

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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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