The various committees within the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) have outlined their policy priorities for the 2009-10 financial year. The following...
The widespread notion that infrequent valuations are misrepresenting the values of unlisted assets appears to be unfounded, according to a survey by Frontier Investment C...
APRA has given evidence to a Parliamentary Committee in which it has acknowledged that sub-fund data represents a hole in its prudential radar....
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has warned banks and other deposit-taking institutions that risky remuneration policies may generate the imposition of high...
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has produced a discussion paper proposing deeper data collection on superannuation that may make it easier for consumers to...
Key areas for improvement include those of market transparency, legal documentation, collateralisation, and the use of infrastructure....
Despite the woes of the parent company, no AIG policyholders have suffered as a result, according to an APRA executive....
Two major life insurers have expressed concerns over proposed Federal Government legislation that gives extensive additional powers to the Australian Prudential Regulatio...
The Industry Super Network has backed the public release of APRA superannuation fund performance league tables....
After a long period of wealth creation, wealth protection is suddenly popular again. BENJAMIN LEVY takes a look at the life risk industry in 2009....
Notwithstanding that the valuation of unlisted assets held by superannuation funds has been an issue for at least six to nine months, the Australian Prudential Regulation...
MICHAEL HUTTON outlines some options for accessing superannuation....
The parliamentary joint committee on corporations and financial services would consider recommending an extension of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’...
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has welcomed the decision by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority to issue a guide on conflicts of interest ...
Australian Prudential and Regulation Authority submission shines light on the degree to which Australia's major banks have been advantaged by the Government's Bank Guaran...
This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....
It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...