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Rated AAA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2009
... fat, juicy carrots. They are the real Masters of the Universe in my book. Governments now looking at strengthening prudential and investment regulations should take a hard look at breaking these ratings agencies' oligopoly and the market's over-reliance ...

APRA not interested in exec pay levels

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2009
The prudential regulator, APRA, is interested in how remuneration packages are structured, not how big they are. John Trowbridge, APRA Member, speaking at the 2009 Remuneration Forum last month said, "APRA does not see itself as the guardian of any ...

Qantas Super gets $66m injection

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2009
... agreed by the Company and the Trustee. Confirmation of the new funding plan has also been provided to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, the regulator for superannuation," noted the statement by Qantas Super. Meanwhile, Qantas Airways has ...

Disclosing conflicts not enough: APRA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
A draft Prudential Practice Guide on conflicts of interest released by APRA has fired a shot over the bow of every entity they regulate, warning that simply disclosing conflicts of interest is not a valid defence. Instead, entities must demonstrate ...

Not-for-profit super funds reign

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
... crisis, which began in earnest in 2008. The report expands on previous research by industry regulator, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) which also showed significant out-performance of the not for the profit super funds but employed ...

No fast bucks: Costello

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
... acknowledges that Australia's financial system has fared better than its American counterpart, largely due to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's disclosure and transparency laws. However, improved governance at the compliance, corporate ...

SMSFs get "kick up the pants"

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2009
... retirement benefits." Sherry spoke earlier that Friday morning. He said the government is concerned about the lack of prudential regulation of SMSFs. The fact the Anti-Money Laundering measures do not apply to SMSFs is also a concern, he said, as is ...

Super assets lose $25bn

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2009
... bucked the trend to increase assets by 6.7 per cent to $361 billion, according to data released by APRA. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) yesterday released its Annual Superannuation Bulletin with figures for the financial year to ...

AIG subsidiaries to separate

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
... locally can only be positive." Last week Reuters reported that Canada's Manulife, Singapore's Temasek and the UK's Prudential were all weighing up bids. Following the separation announcement, global ratings house Standard and Poors confirmed their negative ...

APRA outlines priorities

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2009
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's (APRA) is focused on authorised deposit taking institutions (ADIs) liquidity risk, prudent capital management and executive remuneration this year. Speaking at the Australian British Chamber of Commerce ...