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Uniformity required to combat cyber threats

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2017
Greater collaboration between regulators across Asia-Pacific is needed to combat an increasing threat of cyber-attacks to financial services organisations. According to Deloitte, despite the frequency of global cyber-attacks increasing and becoming ...

Hedging strategies protecting members' assets: NAB

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
... cross-currency swaps and options however remained flat. In setting currency hedging strategies for the year, respondents said regulation played a significant role in the decision-making process, while 30% said they intend to use margining and collateral. ...

APRA puts super funds on notice

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2017
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority will consult on a raft of proposed changes to the superannuation prudential framework, in an effort to lift operation governance practices of regulated superannuation trustees. The proposals were outlined ...

Insurers require urgent start-up collaborations

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2017
... products and promote greater customer engagement, according to Munich Re's website. Looking at the insurance value chain, regulation sits at the front and if insurtechs are going to have any impact on the industry this is a "fantastic place to start," ...

New Zealand advice industry to be overhauled

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
The New Zealand government is looking to remove the distinction between class and personal advice, as well as allow the provision of digital advice as it seeks to overhaul the country's regulatory regime for financial advisers. The Financial Services ...

Super funds must address climate risk: Market Forces

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
... The legal opinion follows a speech to the Insurance Council of Australia in February 2017 by Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) executive board member Geoff Summerhayes, in which he noted that climate risks "have often been seen as future ...

Technology and mergers threaten insurers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2017
... acquisition activities set to continue to shake up the industry particularly in the year ahead. Insurers said while regulation is a burden, it is also a competitive saviour. One life insurance firm said: "There's more pressure on businesses to align ...

UK regtech expands Australian footprint

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
The overhaul of regulatory reporting requirements by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority is behind a global regtech provider's decision to expand its Australasian operations. Having already established an Australian presence, London-based ...

SMSF auditors merge

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... nationally, managing $653.8 billion in assets, according to the latest statistics released by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority and the Australian Taxation Office. The average balance of an SMSF now exceeds $1.1 million, with the average ...

Australian businesses lift borrowing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
Signaling a reorientation in Australia's credit markets, the RBA Financial Aggregates report for June shows that business borrowing has surged relative to home borrowings even as home borrowing still dominates credit markets. According to the RBA total ...