APRA

Superannuation

APRA has stated it sees no sizeable problems around the funding of Industry Super Australia and its lobbying efforts against Government Budget measures....

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Financial planning

New APRA data confirms that despite talk of equal representation, women make up only a quarter of those on industry fund boards....

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Financial planning

Industry Super Australia has told the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority that retail super funds are disguising investment costs via the use of platforms....

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Superannuation

Revised superannuation reporting standards relating to fees, investment performance and asset allocation will come into force from 1 July 2016, APRA has confirmed....

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Policy & Regulation

APRA actions Financial System Inquiry recommendation telling banks to lift capital requirements backing residential mortgages....

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Funds management

A new APRA analysis has pointed to Australia’s major banks needing to significantly lift their capital adequacy ratios to meet the aspirations of the FSI report....

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Superannuation

The Federal Governments move to ensure superannuation funds have one-third of their directors independent, is critical to the governance, the SMSF Association believes....

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Funds management

APRA deputy chairman, Ian Laughlin, has identified the market power of industry funds and how it has influenced the group life market. ...

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Life/Risk

APRA deputy chairman, Ian Laughlin claims life companies have pursued questionable practices in their pursuit of adviser business....

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Superannuation

Almost half of all working Australians have more than one superannuation account, and they pay $532 a year in fees per account....

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Superannuation

APRA says it has reduced the compliance burden of super funds under its watch by changing a definition and cutting back on heavily-criticised duplication in reporting req...

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Life/Risk

APRA identifies exit of reinsurers as primary driver of higher premiums in group market....

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Life/Risk

APRA warns life insurers they need to take responsibility for the manner in which their products are sold....

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Superannuation

APRA will wait and see what finally emerges from the unions Royal Commission before acting with respect to allegations confronting Cbus....

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Superannuation

SPAA mounts defence of LRBAs in wake of adverse FSI recommendation. ...

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