Investment has to be front and centre in these merger discussions whether to establish if it’s the best outcome for members – rather than fees – according to Frontier....
The prudential regulator is unlikely to make any findings on the political appropriateness of advertising from super funds but may recommend a follow-up inquiry....
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has raised eyebrows by revealing the degree to which it wants to influence which funds merge with which. ...
Choice superannuation funds have been placed on notice that unless they look to their fees and investment performance they are at risk of being painted red on the heatmap...
A focus on legacy products has become one of the biggest barriers to innovation and the industry needs to be prepared to bear the burden of investment in improving those ...
Amid strong questioning by Government parliamentarians about how regulators monitor the superannuation sole purpose test, APRA has admitted it has only pursued one such c...
A Parliamentary Committee has heard questioning around whether regulatory costs are now so high that financial advisers will not take on clients with less than $1 million...
Industry funds who have sponsored a major television advertising campaign against the Government’s Your Future, Your Super legislation have been accused of seeking to bul...
Margaret Cole will oversee APRA’s superannuation activities, while deputy chair, Helen Rowell, will now be responsible for general, life and private health insurance....
While the superannuation system is working and performing well, there are high cost, scale, and sustainability issues, according to Helen Rowell. ...
Mike Taylor writes that the Government’s Your Future, Your Super Budget announcement might look good at first blush but contains a number of wrinkles which need to be iro...
Superannuation funds may not necessarily be held responsible for making good the losses caused by fraud around the Government’s hardship superannuation early release regi...
The Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority was given less than one day to consider the early access to super scheme. ...
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority have welcomed the proposed reforms aimed at increasing the role of...
Trustees of the worst performing products have been contacted by the Australian Prudential and Regulation Authority to provide action plans on how they will address ident...
So shareholders lose a dividend plus have seen the erosion of value. Qantas decides to clawback remuneration from Alan ...
This is why I left my last position. There was no interest in giving the client quality time, it was all about bumping ...
So the Hayne Royal Commission has left us with this. What a sad day for the financial planning industry. Clearly most ...