AUSTRALIAN PRUDENTIAL REGULATION AUTHORITY

Superannuation

The Federal Opposition has committed to the development of performance benchmarks to underpin MySuper funds selection as default superannuation funds....

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Financial planning

Financial Services Council sponsored research accuses unions and financial planners of "gaming" the default superannuation fund regime....

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Superannuation

Gearing now plays a greater role in the wealth creation process for SMSF trustees, according to head of business development for structured investments at the Commonwealt...

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Superannuation

New research released by APRA this week has pointed to the benefits of further consolidation within the superannuation industry....

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Superannuation

David Court outlines some common queries that arise out of the new rules for investment in personal use assets....

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Superannuation

The Actuaries Institute has renewed calls for APRA to strengthen Australian superannuation standards due to the growth of the industry....

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Editorial

Concerns ASIC and APRA were becoming increasingly politicised were brought to a head during the hearings into the FOFA reforms....

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Life/Risk

The upcoming APRA standards for life insurance companies should be welcomed by the industry as an opportunity to embed better practices, according to PricewaterhouseCoope...

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Superannuation

The latest APRA data underscores the dominance of SMSFs in terms of both growth and assets....

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Financial planning

APRA says it is not looking at how big financial services salaries have become but the basis upon which they are being paid....

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Superannuation

SMSFs continue to dominate the super sector both in growth and assets....

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Editorial

Challenger’s Aaron Minney provides his comparison of annuities and direct fixed income in a response to an article recently published in Money Management and authored by ...

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Superannuation

Freya Purnell takes a closer look at what life after Stronger Super might bring to the superannuation sector....

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Superannuation

Member companies of the FSC will adhere to corporate governance standards higher than many believe are being met by industry super funds....

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Life/Risk

Life insurance industry profits jumped 65 per cent in the December quarter, but there was a significant drop in revenue due to investment losses....

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ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

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