AUSTRALIAN PRUDENTIAL REGULATION AUTHORITY

Editorial

Amid a good deal of fuss over how one insurance industry analyst referenced those making claims, Mike Taylor writes that the industry would be better looking at cause rat...

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Life/Risk

Both APRA and ASIC express concerns at failure to learn lessons in life/risk sector....

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Policy & Regulation

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has refused to conede that the Government’s FOFA changes will generate more risk....

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Financial planning

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority claims 11 entities it regulates are in the “intensive care ward” but doesn’t name them....

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Superannuation

Superannuation funds must change their asset allocation to accommodate the evolving income and liquidity requirements of members, Mark Thomas writes....

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Superannuation

The latest Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) data showed life insurance net profit after tax stood at $2.7 billion, with super making up a huge chunk....

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Editorial

Mike Taylor writes that if the Senate Committee inquiry reviewing the actions of ASIC has achieved nothing else, it has has identified just how reliant the regulator has ...

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Superannuation

The Fair Work Commission has formally acknowledged that its default fund selection process has been suspended....

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Superannuation

APRA has admitted it doesn’t monitor the expenses of superannuation fund executives or trustees....

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Financial planning

The financial services industry will pay $30 million less to be regulated after the Federal Government released details of the levies that it will be charged to fund the ...

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Financial planning

Banks are being warned against high risk lending by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), as house prices continue to grow in many markets across the cou...

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Superannuation

The ATO has confirmed the television advertising campaign launched to support Labor’s superannuation changes cost $16.56 million before it was terminated by the Abbott Go...

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Financial planning

The FPA is concerned that Budget cuts impacting ASIC may, in turn, impact planners in higher costs....

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Life/Risk

IAG’s acquisition of Westfarmer’s NZ underwriting operations has gained trans-Tasman competition sign-off....

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Superannuation

The Federal Government has acknowledged the possibility that the FWC’s default fund processes might force some small MySuper funds to close....

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