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APRA releases tough standards for insurance industry

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has issued draft prudential standards on a proposed strengthening of the prudential supervision of general insurance for risk and financial management. The draft standards include a discussion paper ...

AMP to assist employers prepare for Choice

... system. In addition to providing education for employers the seminars will also offer services such as an industrial relations audit to allow employers to identify which of their employees are entitled to choice of fund, clearing house facilities to ...

APRA takes further action regarding HIH

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has disqualified George Sturesteps, a former senior executive with HIH, from holding office as a director or senior manager of a general insurer under the Insurance Act 1973. In his time with HIH ...

ATO relaxes SMSF reporting requirements

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has relaxed the reporting requirements of both trustees and auditors of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF). Under the current legislation SMSF trustees must document or record minutes of any decision in regard ...

Millennium boosted by three-way merger

... newly formed division that will specialise in servicing SMSFs. In addition to the new division the WLM Group will offer tax, audit, financial planning, investment, insurance, and superannuation services for its clients. Laura Menschik, Geoff Walker ...

Mariner and Multiport launch new self-managed super service

... instruments. The fund service will also include on time quarterly reporting, compliance services including accounts, returns and audit, professional accounting, tax, audit and technical service and an all inclusive outsourcing solution. Mariner's financial ...

AFS licensees behind the eight ball with account lodgement

Almost 15 per cent of Australian financial services (AFS) licensees are overdue with lodging their 2004 annual accounts and auditor reports with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The 618 licensees with overdue accounts were ...

BNP Securities Services beefs up its risk, control and finance team

... Nicolas Faust as head of risk, control and finance and Kathy Gleadhill in the newly created position of head of internal audit. Faust joined BNP in 1999 and has held a number of positions within the company both locally and overseas. He was head of registry ...

AFSLs growing in number

ASIC has revealed the total number of Australian Financial Services Licences (AFSLs) stood at 4,101 after it issued 363 additional AFSLs since March last year. Over the period the regulator also approved 582 variations to existing AFSLs and was notified ...

FPA pushes members to adopt tighter conflict of interest guidelines

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has called on members to appoint Conflict Officers, conduct business wide audits and issue declarations stating conflicts of interests have been removed. The steps are part of a guidance paper released by the ...