australian prudential regulation authority

AUSTRALIAN PRUDENTIAL REGULATION AUTHORITY

Editorial

Is a ‘Son of Wallis’ review of financial services looming?

A close reading of the submissions so far lodged with the Senate Committee investigating the operations of ASIC suggests the newly-elected Abbott Government will be right...

Superannuation

Claims of improper advice behind outflows to SMSFs

Industry fund chairman expresses concern that improper advice is driving member departures to SMSFs. ...

Financial planning

Former Trio Capital director enters enforceable undertaking

Former Trio director Kurt Groenveld enters three-and-a-half year enforceable undertaking with APRA. ...

Superannuation

Are SMSFs contributing to a property bubble?

Are SMSFs contributing to a property bubble and gaining an unfair advantage in the process? Peter Kelly begs to differ....

Editorial

How big should ‘son of Wallis’ grow?

The Federal Treasurer, Joe Hockey, has signalled a “son of Wallis” review of the Australian financial system and, as Mike Taylor writes, the industry is already starting ...

Financial planning

IOOF gets MySuper sign-off

IOOF has received its MySuper licence approval from APRA and has signalled it will be offering a "dynamically managed diversified investment strategy" via its IOOF Balanc...

Financial planning

Big four banks stronger than ever

Morningstar analysis paints the big four banks as being an oligopoly which is stronger now than before the GFC....

Superannuation

SMSFs advantaged by nimbleness

The superannuation playing field is not tilted in favour of SMSFs but they do benefit from being more nimble, according to SPAA....

Superannuation

Link Group acquires Syncsoft

Link Group has acquired technology vendor Syncsoft....

Financial planning

ASIC addresses quality of SMSF advice

Advisers will have to disclose a number of specific facts when providing SMSF advice, such as lack of compensation arrangements and costs associated with running a self-m...