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The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has confirmed it is investigating whether breaches occurred in CommInsure’s handling of a whistle-blower....
Superannuation
The introduction of CIPR could provide a strategic benefit for industry funds but only if they invested rigorously in product design....
Superannuation
Figures from a Class Super report do not support fears SMSF exposure to residential property was contributing to the booming property market....
Financial planning
APRA chairman, Wayne Byers has warned financial services firms against neglecting their technology back-ends in the pursuit of shiny new developments....
Life/Risk
The major life insurers have been told to do more and spend more on addressing legacy product issues rather than waiting on Government legislation....
Financial planning
Finance executives should make a visible commitment to ethical behaviour by taking the Banking and Finance Oath, former APRA chair, John Laker said....
Superannuation
The latest Australian Prudential Regulation Authority data reveal around half of Australians are still opting to take lump sums....
Superannuation
Both APRA and ASIC have warned of considerable reputational damage to insurers and super funds if they do not turn talk of improvements into actions....
Policy & Regulation
The Financial Services Council has conceded that a more exacting MySuper approval process may be needed before all MySuper funds can be offered as defaults....
Funds management
Either APRA should control home lending once again or the RBA should lift interest rates, or do both to avoid a dangerous housing bubble, SQM Research said....
Superannuation
APRA has warned superannuation funds that they may have risked compromising sensitive member data by outsourcing bulk e-mails and texts to third party service providers....
Superannuation
The SMSF Association has sought to dispel the myth that self-managed superannuation funds were unregulated just because they did not fall under the umbrella of APRA. ...
Superannuation
Switching a member from an industry super fund to a retail master trust does not necessarily make them worse off, according to the Australian Prudential Regulation Author...
Superannuation
The prudential regulator is launching a review of the remuneration policies of regulated institutions and how they tie into organisational implementation of risk culture ...
Life/Risk
APRA is considering whether the whistleblowing provisions of the Life Insurance Act were adhered to in the CommInsure claims handling controversy....
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