APRA

Funds management

APRA chairman, Wayne Byres, warns that investment products with higher than average costs are going to have to justify them with better returns....

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Superannuation

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has signalled that super fund directors should normally serve no more than three terms....

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Superannuation

A superannuation fund industry survey has revealed most believe that SMSFs should be regulated by APRA....

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Superannuation

Retail super fund managers are likely to have an anxious Christmas, with more than one in four members reporting they are likely to switch funds over the next five years....

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Financial planning

The FSC has congratulated Helen Rowell on her new appointment as APRA full-time deputy chair, and pointed to her consultative approach in her dealings with the industry a...

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Financial planning

APRA has appointed former Suncorp Life CEO, Geoff Summerhayes as a member, while Helen Rowell has been appointed full-time deputy chair until 2018. ...

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Editorial

The Financial Services Council’s Blake Briggs argues that the Government’s changes to super fund governance arrangements and default funds will ultimately help consumers....

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Superannuation

The Financial Services Council brands Labor Senators ‘desperate’ and ‘feeble’ for attacking APRA executive, Helen Rowell....

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Superannuation

Labor Senators Sam Dastyari and Chris Ketter have attacked APRA’s Helen Rowell over her speech supporting the Government’s super governance changes....

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Financial planning

Cultural and behavioural changes need to take place within the financial services sector if it is to remedy issues exposed by the GFC, APRA chairman Wayne Byres says....

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Superannuation

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has rebuffed industry fund arguments on super fund governance, arguing independent directors are both desirable and benefic...

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Superannuation

APRA-regulated funds must focus on regulatory compliance and be wary of misleading new and existing members, according to SMSF Association chief executive, Andrea Slatter...

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Financial planning

Regulators like ASIC and APRA were requesting their overseas counterparts to help them scrutinise financial institutions, a law firm said....

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Superannuation

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has dropped the requirement that key superannuation board committees need to have a majority of independent directors....

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Superannuation

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority’s new reporting standards for super funds confirm continuing bureaucratic life for planner trailing commissions....

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