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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 ...

Super funds must address climate risk: Market Forces

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
... 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 or [a] ...

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
... 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 account balance ...

APRA finalises senior executive lineup

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2017
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority completed its transition to a new organisational structure with the promotion of its chief risk officer and the creation of a position to oversee its risk and data analytics division. As of 1 July 2017 ...

SMSF associations announce merger

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017
... Owners' chairman Bruce Foy said. The latest data on superannuation funds issued by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) puts the number of self-managed super funds in operation at 600,000, managing $653.8 billion in assets. The average ...

UniSuper obtains public offer licence

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017
... said. Financial Standard understands the new public offer licence was issued by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority earlier this year. Over the past year, a number of industry super funds have moved to open membership to the general public. ...

Tax relief for merging super funds extended

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... superannuation industry. Speaking at a Financial Services Council event last year, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority deputy chairman Helen Rowell hit out at superannuation funds which deliver continual poor performance, lack transparency, and ...

Increased APRA levies provide regulator with more power

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... institutions and their executives will be introduced by the Federal Government. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has been allocated $28.6 million over the next four years to initiate new regulatory activities aimed at supporting ...

Let me down gently

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) must be breathing a sigh of relief at the latest housing finance figures indicating a slowdown in the country's property market. The bubbling Australian property ...