AUSTRALIAN PRUDENTIAL REGULATION AUTHORITY

Editorial

Amid a good deal of fuss over how one insurance industry analyst referenced those making claims, Mike Taylor writes that the industry would be better looking at cause rat...

Life/Risk

Both APRA and ASIC express concerns at failure to learn lessons in life/risk sector....

Policy & Regulation

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has refused to conede that the Government’s FOFA changes will generate more risk....

Financial planning

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority claims 11 entities it regulates are in the “intensive care ward” but doesn’t name them....

Superannuation

Superannuation funds must change their asset allocation to accommodate the evolving income and liquidity requirements of members, Mark Thomas writes....

Superannuation

The latest Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) data showed life insurance net profit after tax stood at $2.7 billion, with super making up a huge chunk....

Editorial

Mike Taylor writes that if the Senate Committee inquiry reviewing the actions of ASIC has achieved nothing else, it has has identified just how reliant the regulator has ...

Superannuation

The Fair Work Commission has formally acknowledged that its default fund selection process has been suspended....

Superannuation

APRA has admitted it doesn’t monitor the expenses of superannuation fund executives or trustees....

Financial planning

The financial services industry will pay $30 million less to be regulated after the Federal Government released details of the levies that it will be charged to fund the ...

Financial planning

Banks are being warned against high risk lending by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), as house prices continue to grow in many markets across the cou...

Superannuation

The ATO has confirmed the television advertising campaign launched to support Labor’s superannuation changes cost $16.56 million before it was terminated by the Abbott Go...

Financial planning

The FPA is concerned that Budget cuts impacting ASIC may, in turn, impact planners in higher costs....

Life/Risk

IAG’s acquisition of Westfarmer’s NZ underwriting operations has gained trans-Tasman competition sign-off....

Superannuation

The Federal Government has acknowledged the possibility that the FWC’s default fund processes might force some small MySuper funds to close....

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MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 3 weeks ago

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

6 months ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

8 months ago

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

3 weeks 4 days ago

Despite the financial adviser exam being rooted in ethics, two professional year advisers believe the lack of support and transparency from the regulator around the exam ...

2 weeks 3 days ago

ASIC has banned two advisers from the same advice firm for giving clients inappropriate superannuation advice that was not in their best interests. ...

3 weeks 3 days ago