APRA

Superannuation

APRA told to call a regulatory spade a spade

APRA told not to seek to hide behind forms of words when dealing with superannuation regulatory intentions....

Financial planning

Financial regulators dragging the chain

A new survey reveals how slowly financial services regulators are responding to politicians’ questions....

Superannuation

APRA rejects MySuper applications

APRA manager confirms the regulator has knocked back six MySuper applications, while the volume of funds applying is lower than expected....

Superannuation

When can another person takeover as an SMSF trustee?

MLC’s Jessica Silva outlines situations where another person can or must act as an SMSF trustee for a person who is unable to do so themselves....

Life/Risk

APRA to remove confidentiality of insurance data

APRA wants to remove the confidentiality status of data collected from Australia’s major insurers....

Life/Risk

Direct life insurance – a friend or foe of financial advisers?

We can buy everything online – clothes, shoes, cars, holidays – so it is only natural that the direct life insurance channel is becoming part of the online tsunami. How t...

Superannuation

Superannuation assets continue to grow

Total estimated assets for the superannuation fund sector rose by $192.2 billion to $1.51 trillion over the 12 months to 31 December 2012, according to APRA. ...

Life/Risk

Life sector remains strong

The life insurance remains one of the more buoyant sectors of the financial services industry, according to the latest data released by the Australian Prudential Regulati...

Superannuation

Why SMSFs now set the superannuation benchmark

Both industry and retail superannuation funds are trying to emulate SMSFs by providing more choice and flexibility for their members. But as Damon Taylor writes, many cla...

Superannuation

SMSFs face a year of regulatory upheaval

Will 2013 be the defining year for self-managed super funds? Bryan Ashenden's policy overview discusses the implications for advisers....

Superannuation

Industry fund pioneers SMSF push

A major industry superannuation fund is changing its legal structure to allow SMSFs to invest in its underlying investment platform....

Financial planning

Trio victims vow 2013 election campaign

Victims of the Trio collapse are threatening to campaign against the Government during the upcoming Federal election, alleging a cover-up encompassing the regulators....

Superannuation

Banks to treat loans to SMSFs as non-standard

APRA has signalled it regards lending to SMSFs by banks as potentially riskier than other forms of lending....

Superannuation

APRA wrong on SMSF lending

In the wake of APRA's warning that loans to SMSFs are more complex than those in a traditional retail environment, Craig Morgan, director of SMSF Loans, has voiced his di...