AUSTRALIAN PRUDENTIAL REGULATION AUTHORITY

Life/Risk

Many of the larger life insurers are not participating in industry fund tenders because of the upheaval that occurs at the frequent renewals, according to APRA executive ...

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Financial planning

Actuarial conference is told that banks must be prepared to accept tougher capital adequacy and improved accounting standards to avoid a repeat of the global financial cr...

Financial planning

The global financial crisis appears to have dampened enthusiasm for superannuation co-contributions, but industry funds are winning the battle of rollovers....

Editorial

What can be done to stop the rot in financial services? Steve Browning discusses....

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Editorial

Membership of large, well-resourced superannuation funds has its advantages, writes Mike Taylor....

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Financial planning

A survey of APRA stakeholders suggests they are mostly happy with the regulator, but not on all counts....

Financial planning

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority wants to lift the bar on the liquidity requirements for banks and other authorised deposit-taking institutions....

Editorial

The combination of superannuation fund choice and the first prolonged downturn since the advent of compulsory super has fragmented the industry, writes Pauline Vamos....

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Financial planning

APRA executive Keith Chapman reveals some super funds are misrepresenting liquidity information to avoid paying benefits to members....

Financial planning

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's superannuation tables are not reflective of many superannuants' experiences, nor a meaningful indicator of how super fund...

Financial planning

FPA calls for a more informed debate on the merits of selecting different superannuation funds....

Financial planning

Fund performance data released by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority offers consumers very limited assistance in checking the relative performance of super fu...

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Financial planning

APRA warns that in some circumstances it can impose specific minimum resourcing obligations on funds as a licence condition....

Financial planning

A Money Management round table of financial services industry chief executives has backed the concept of a co-regulatory model for the financial services industry....

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Editorial

Following a number of recent liquidity issues, platforms have found themselves in new territory....

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