AUSTRALIAN PRUDENTIAL REGULATION AUTHORITY

Superannuation

Due to growing costs and increasing workload, smaller accounting practices might wish to outsource SMSF administration, writes Olivia Long....

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Financial planning

The Government has confirmed the degree to which the financial services industry will be slugged to deliver on elements of its Stronger Super levy....

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Financial planning

The same regulator critical of financial planner responses in a shadow shopping exercise has turned in a 100 per cent fail in responding to parliamentary questions on tim...

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Superannuation

Superannuation funds "should be as transparent as listed companies", says Financial Services Council chief executive John Brogden....

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Superannuation

Industry super funds argue for retention of awards in default superannuation funds because they sometimes deliver more than the minimum....

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Superannuation

Opposition Senator David Bushby says Government over-egged FOFA but wants the same "zeal" applied to superannuation governance changes....

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Editorial

The collapse of Storm Financial and Trio Capital are cited as the catalysts for strengthening the powers of the regulators via FOFA and Stronger Super, but as Mike Taylor...

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Editorial

Mike Taylor reports that submissions to the Productivity Commission review of default superannuation funds under modern awards have raised important questions about the r...

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Financial planning

APRA reveals just how much it costs to travel and regulate....

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Financial planning

Australia's current financial markets' regulatory structure gives it an advantage compared to the byzantine structures in other markets, according to Nick Sherry....

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Superannuation

APRA admits it has never had data on how commissions impact superannuation balances....

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Editorial

The global financial crisis and heightened volatility have brought defensive funds back into the spotlight. Andrew Hair discusses the characteristics of true defensive as...

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Superannuation

A parliamentary committee reveals need for SMSF trustees to be better informed of risk environment....

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Superannuation

The Coalition commits to more superannuation change if it gains Government....

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Policy & Regulation

The financial services industry may be obliged to dig deeper to fund the implementation of the Government's Future of Financial Advice changes as well as its Stronger Sup...

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