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Super speeds past $1.1tr

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2007
... superannuation assets tipped over the $1.1 trillion mark in March, according to the latest figures released by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). APRA's Quarterly Superannuation Performance report highlighted that superannuation assets ...

US giant targets local mortgage insurance market

... This month Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation (MGIC) Australia received an operating licence from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). "We are very excited to pass this final hurdle in our effort to enter the Australian market," ...

Members covered for fraud but not bad investments

... Superannuation Fund (SCSF), a small 500 member fund, hit the headlines in 2003 after super fund regulator the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA) launched an investigation on alleged fraudulent conduct and theft. Of the $24 million funds ...

Court stops pair posing as bank

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2007
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has obtained court orders to prevent the unauthorised financial business 'The Federal State Bank of Australia' from calling itself or acting like a bank. The supposed "bank" was held up as an institution ...

Overseas investors target Aussie super fund cash flows

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2007
... comparisons are difficult as the US does not have compulsory super as we know it in Australia, according the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, Australians contributed $77 billion to their super in 2006; an impressive figure, given Australia's ...

APRA modernises data collection

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2007
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released a proposal to modernise its data collection for life companies, including friendly societies. Seeking to reduce the number of data collection forms from 53 for life insurers and 31 for ...

Super tops $1 trillion as retail keeps winning inflows race

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2007
... savings pool has climbed to $1 trillion at December 2006 after jumping 19 per cent during the year, said the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). Despite the continuing media campaigns promoting the fee and performance advantages of industry ...

Super tops $1 trillion as retail keeps winning inflows race

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2007
... savings pool has climbed to $1 trillion at December 2006 after jumping 19 per cent during the year, said the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). Despite the continuing media campaigns promoting the fee and performance advantages of industry ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2007
... per cent of US GDP coming from consumer demand the seriousness of the situation can be appreciated. The Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority has foreshadowed further analysis of the credit quality of local banks following the continued problems ...

Super rules will always change

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2007
... industry just has to accept this, said Ramani Venkatramani, general manager for specialised institutions at the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). "Most organisations complaining about change are the ones who are asking us to change things," ...