AUSTRALIAN PRUDENTIAL REGULATION AUTHORITY

Superannuation

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

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Financial planning

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

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Superannuation

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

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Superannuation

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...

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Superannuation

APRA has sought to influence the debate around lending within SMSFs via its regulation of lending institutions....

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Superannuation

ASFA's Pauline Vamos argues that 2013 is the dawn of a new era for superannuation, and that the industry will cater to those who own it – the members....

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Superannuation

SPAA says recent data released by the ATO undermines claims of mis-selling with respect to SMSFs....

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Superannuation

Recently published statistics on SMSFs point to a healthy sector, according to SPAA's Graeme Colley....

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Superannuation

Auditor General told that a moral hazard may be generated by the manner in which the so-called APRA levy is raised....

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Editorial

A small number of bad apples in the financial services industry once again managed to attract significant attention in 2012....

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Editorial

The Financial Planning Association’s ‘side deal’ with the Industry Super Network on FOFA drew plenty of flack from many key industry figures....

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Financial planning

Financial planners may have embraced life/risk as a valuable revenue stream in recent times but that was not necessarily reflected in the life/risk sector's underlying st...

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Superannuation

AMP’s Philip LaGreca explores the key considerations for SMSF trustees investing in overseas property....

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Life/Risk

TAL chief executive Jim Minto points to the factors driving up group insurance premiums....

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Superannuation

A number of risks are looming large on the radars of SMSF advisers, according to the principal of consultant actuarial firm Rice Warner, Michael Rice....

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