AUSTRALIAN PRUDENTIAL REGULATION AUTHORITY

Superannuation

Rice Warner has warned that the Coalition’s election doesn’t mean the superannuation industry will see a period of policy stability, with some areas of possible reform in...

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Policy & Regulation

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has put a number of financial institutions on notice that their governance arrangements are such that they risk being subje...

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Financial planning

Fitch Ratings believes that the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority proposals could slightly raise risk within mortgage portfolios where borrowers are granted mort...

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Financial planning

APRA’s scrapping of the seven per cent ‘stress test’ buffer on home loans will see an increase in borrowing capacity for owner-occupiers, according to RiskWise Property R...

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SMSF

Self-managed superannuation funds both outperformed other super fund options and saw a decrease in operational costs, according to the latest statistics from the Australi...

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Financial planning

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has authorised Societe Generale as a foreign authorised deposit-taking institution....

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Policy & Regulation

The transaction underpinning the transfer of the ANZ OnePath Pensions and Investments business to IOOF remains on track, but ANZ has made clear it is continuing to monito...

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Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has written to the chief executives of several major financial institutions, encouraging them to transition away from...

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Superannuation

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has warned superannuation funds that they have a higher duty to member best interests and may be held to account when it co...

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Funds management

IOOF remained positive despite third quarter fund inflows well down on the previous corresponding period....

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Superannuation

A regulatory review of the 2013 prudential framework for the super industry has found that while its objectives were largely met, more change may be needed to keep it up-...

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Superannuation

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has confirmed superannuation funds will need to undertake annual Business Performance Reviews starting next year....

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People & Products

IOOF has made a key appointment to its advice governance team, just one day after its chief executive, Chris Kelaher, stepped aside as the company faces intense regulator...

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Superannuation

A positive budget outlook should spur important long-term policy direction, according to the Actuaries Institute....

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Policy & Regulation

The Government has confirmed its funding promises with respect to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority....

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Minister for Financial Services, Stephen Jones, has provided further information about the second tranche of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms....

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