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Life insurance legacy faces more scrutiny

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2016
Australia's life insurance regulator is renewing calls to rationalise legacy products that have plagued the industry with poor consumer outcomes and operational complexities. APRA member Geoff Summerhayes told a parliamentary inquiry on the life insurance ...

Bank inquiry recommends breaking big four oligopoly

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics' first report in its review of the four major banks has recommended breaking the big four's "oligopoly" and introducing competition into the sector. The report said this could be achieved ...

SMSF trustees remain prudent investors

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016
SMSF data from the ATO and APRA shows trustees in self-managed super are maintaining solid investment performance and managing portfolio diversification well. SMSF Association head of technical Peter Hogan said ATO statistics show that in four of the ...

Super funds should reassess view of balances: Challenger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016
Superannuation balances should be considered on a household level rather than the traditional individual view, according to new retirement insights from Challenger. The latest research from the investment manager shows that if pre-retirees look at their ...

APRA marks New Year priorities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2016
Despite the current Australian financial system appearing healthy there remains areas of vulnerability, according to the latest annual report from APRA. The report outlines risks in the housing market, the funding profile of the banking system, poor ...

Institutions grappling with risk culture

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
APRA acknowledges that despite a stronger focus on risk culture, most institutions are grappling to articulate what type of risk culture they aspire to have, let alone how they will address weaknesses. In a paper released yesterday, APRA said the inability ...

CommInsure continues to be investigated

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2016
ASIC is declining to update its position on potential outcomes of the regulator's CommInsure investigation. ASIC is working closely with APRA during its CommInsure investigation and the former said it has obtained about 60,000 documents for consideration. ...

Life Insurance Code targets self-regulation

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
An independent committee will have the ability to sanction insurers who do not comply with a new set of standards laid out in an industry-wide Life Insurance Code of Practice produced by the Financial Services Council (FSC). The new code, released today ...

Industry can expect significant cyber-attacks: APRA

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
Following the release of its 2016 Cyber Security Survey, APRA has said the industry should "expect to experience significant cyber security incidents and be prepared for an evolving range of threats." The regulator surveyed 37 regulated entities and ...

Adviser reform about recovering social licence

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
Risk advisers must accept controversial reforms are about salvaging consumer trust and should unite to rebuild it rather than drive the industry apart, a panel of insurance industry stakeholders said on day two of the AFA's annual conference. Risk adviser ...