APRA

Outsider

It is possibly a measure of Outsider’s recent bout of insomnia (perhaps the Ashes is being played in mother England) that he found himself reading the so-called ‘Promonto...

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Policy & Regulation

APRA has fined the bank and two of its entities $1.5 million....

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Policy & Regulation

National Australia Bank has again found itself the subject of adverse media following the publication of leaked audit documents relating to its risk governance standards....

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Policy & Regulation

Three banks have been asked by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority to tighten their intra-group funding arrangements. ...

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Superannuation

The average and medium establishment balances for self-managed super funds (SMSFs) have seen a 38 per cent increase to $521,000, compared to $370,000 in the previous four...

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Policy & Regulation

The organisation representing victims of the Trio Capital collapse of criticised the Assistant Minister for Financial Services, Senator Jane Hume, for suggesting the Aust...

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Superannuation

The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees flagged that superannuation needed different treatment to other institutions by the Australian Prudential Regulation A...

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Policy & Regulation

A critical Government-commissioned review of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority appears likely to see it adopting a more overtly forceful approach based on st...

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Financial planning

Aussie politicians make “politicised and dishonest decisions about ‘fraud’” despite having no law enforcement of forensic investigation skills, Victims of Financial Fraud...

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Features

Responsible Investment Association Australasia chief executive, Simon O’Connor writes that while ESG investing may have become mainstream it is still a work in progress....

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Funds management

The funds that have incorporated responsible investing principles outperformed most mainstream Australian and international peers, according to a report by the Responsibl...

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Superannuation

According to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority just because a superannuation fund member implements an investment strategy decision, doesn’t mean the account...

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Life/Risk

New data released by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has confirmed just how much advisers help customers at claim time....

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Superannuation

Confusion reigns among self-managed super fund trustees, members and administrators about the upcoming SuperStream changes at the end of November, 2019. ...

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Superannuation

Making her first official address as Assistant Minister for Superannuation, Senator Jane Hume has today confirmed that the Morrison Government intends to return to the Pr...

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