AUSTRALIAN PRUDENTIAL REGULATION AUTHORITY

Life/Risk

Disparities between the premiums on inforce and new risk products causing problems....

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Financial planning

The Auditor-General suggests APRA should consult more and give greater detail about financial sector levies....

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Superannuation

Assistant Treasurer, Senator Arthur Sinodinos says APRA is examining whether super funds investment in a new publishing venture breaches the sole purpose test....

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Superannuation

The notion that self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees should have a 'competency test' as suggested by visiting European financial literacy specialist Robert Holzmann ha...

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Superannuation

APRA reports super assets have risen again over the 12 months to September 2013...

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Life/Risk

APRA’s September quarter data confirms continuing challenges for insurers, particularly with respect to group risk....

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Editorial

Australia’s two key financial services regulators, ASIC and APRA have moved a step closer to concluding their actions around the collapse of Trio/Astarra and, in doing so...

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Editorial

Mike Taylor writes that as a former ASIC executive, ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos has managed to spice up the submissions to the Senate Committee reviewing ASIC’s op...

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Superannuation

Shorten’s proposed Council of Super Guardians still-born despite expenditure on a charter group....

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Financial planning

Sinodinos confirms Government’s intentions and timetable on FOFA changes along with moratorium on major change during Financial Systems Review....

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Funds management

Regulator says thirteenth EU will conclude planned Trio action....

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Financial planning

Rather than relying entirely on the budget the Government allocates to it, ASIC should adopt a self-funding model, according to ISA....

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Financial planning

FSC chief John Brogden has cited the need to redefine the role of the regulators, ASIC and APRA....

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Financial planning

Super body claims ASIC approach is non-collaborative and in need or review. ...

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Financial planning

ASIC is trailing other industry bodies when it comes to relevance and engagement with advisers, a financial planning group believes. ...

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