AUSTRALIAN PRUDENTIAL REGULATION AUTHORITY

Financial planning

Investor confidence will be strengthened by solid superannuation returns for the September quarter, according to Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) chie...

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Financial planning

Financial planners and superannuation fund members may soon be able to compare funds based on a simple scale determined by their relative exposure to risk....

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Financial planning

ASIC has released a second consultation paper on its proposals for compensation and professional indemnity (PI) insurance arrangements for credit licensees....

Financial planning

Australia’s prudential regulator may be costing more, but it argues it is becoming more efficient....

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Financial planning

APRA has warned Australian financial institutions that they cannot claim immunity from further regulation in the wake of the global financial crisis....

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Financial planning

Tower Australia Limited chief executive Jim Minto believes superannuation trustees should be better qualified....

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Editorial

Concessions and how people should access and pay for advice have emerged as the key issues in relation to superannuation and financial services reform....

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Superannuation

Can inflation-linked Commonwealth government and semi-government bonds provide a suitable investment option for those needing a truly defensive portfolio? Stephen Hart in...

Financial planning

NSW Government submission to the Cooper Review backs the industry funds governance model at the same time as calling for measures to encourage super investment in infrast...

Superannuation

The global financial crisis has highlighted weaknesses in the governance of APRA-regulated superannuation funds, particularly with respect to illiquid assets, according t...

Financial planning

Australia's two major superannuation industry organisations support concept of a single legislative base for superannuation....

Superannuation

The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has called on the Cooper Review to embrace the not-for-profit template for default funds while pushing SMSFs into APRA...

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Life/Risk

The Federal Government has taken the unusual step of activating the insurance compensation scheme used to handle claims against companies that become insolvent....

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Financial planning

Large industry funds are increasing their footprint in the financial services landscape and beginning to look like diversified financial services businesses....

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Editorial

The recent global financial crisis has thrown a great deal of attention back on the issue of risk management for businesses big and small. One of the key questions being ...

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