australian prudential regulation authority

AUSTRALIAN PRUDENTIAL REGULATION AUTHORITY

Financial planning

Superannuation fund's annual reports, compliance and complaints procedures will come under scrutiny by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) as part...

Financial planning

Super focus for ASIC

Superannuation fund's annual reports, compliance and complaints procedures will come under scrutiny by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) as part...

Financial planning

Super - is it really worth all the bother?

There are a number of anomalies that you come across when you examine the op-eration of the Australian superannuation system. ...

Financial planning

SLAB hits self-managed funds

Self managed super funds are facing some of the biggest legislated changes in their short history. Grant Abbott takes a look at the progress of SLAB 3 and SLAB 4 legislat...

Financial planning

Aust Super on the fast track

Australia's $380 billion superannuation industry has been pinpointed as one of the fastest growing retirement fund assets in the world by a new report. Australia joins Ja...

Financial planning

Self-managed funds seem to be doing well for themselves

Self-managed funds have continued to be Australia's fastest growing sector in superannuation, according to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). ...

Financial planning

Legislations threatens single trustee regimes

Up to 5000 existing DIY funds may have to change their structure if they continue with a single trustee who is also the fund’s single member....

Superannuation

The ins and outs of DIY super funds.

Rules regarding membership, compliance and administration of self-managed superannuation funds (SMFs) are well on the way to being clarified....

Financial planning

Seven of the best for the new year

The commencement of every new year ushers in new legislative arrangements with the potential to impact financial planning advice. Stephen Manassah focuses on seven legisl...