AUSTRALIAN PRUDENTIAL REGULATION AUTHORITY

Editorial

There has been a tendency to forget about the ACCC ever since the regulation of consumer protection in the financial services industry moved to ASIC in 2001. But as Grant...

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Superannuation

APRA says it will leave it to superannuation funds and trustees to sort out any conflicts flowing from multiple directorships....

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Editorial

While FOFA and a number of other factors have seen many planners moving under the umbrellas of the major banks and institutions, the independent financial advice sector i...

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Superannuation

APRA has taken the unusual step of outlining its MySuper approach ahead of the Government's legislation being passed....

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Superannuation

Despite current concerns over SMSF administration, only around 2 per cent of funds have a compliance issue, meaning there is no need for additional regulations, according...

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Superannuation

Industry Super Network has appointed former Lonsec staffer Anh Nguyen to support its research and policy capabilities....

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Superannuation

The ATO has backed a SPAA assessment that illegal early release schemes involving SMSFs are declining....

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Superannuation

The Australian Taxation Office is the right regulatory body to oversee the SMSF sector, according to SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia chief executive Andrea S...

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Financial planning

APRA warns banks and financial institutions to align executive remuneration to sustainable delivery of quality products....

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Superannuation

Ever since the Trio Capital scandal, the message has been clear: SMSFs are on their own and defenceless against fraud. But as Andrea Slattery explains, SMSFs indeed have ...

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Superannuation

Nearly four years after an initial ministerial request, APRA is moving to deliver fund-level super data while the AIST worries about a new standard risk measure....

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Financial planning

SPAA strongly rejects suggestions SMSFs should be pushed into APRA jurisdiction....

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Superannuation

ASFA urges government to change direction on illegal early release on SMSFs, claiming the problem has diminished....

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Superannuation

AIST chief executive Fiona Reynolds suggests SMSFs have grown too large for effective ATO supervision....

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Financial planning

Extended powers for APRA should not be granted without the requirement for accountability....

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