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Longevity forcing industry to adapt to thrive

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... expectancy will force financial services to think more actively about the products they offer, according to a discussion paper released at the Actuaries Institute Financial Services Forum. "Financial services businesses and trustees of super funds need ...

ETP growth attracts IOSCO concerns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
... Products and growing concern about new synthetic variants has prompted international financial regulators to issue a discussion paper on whether and how the sector should be regulated. Exchange Traded Products (ETP) include a wide variety of different ...

MySuper regulations fundamentally flawed

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
... various asset classes. The criticism for the proposed regulations surfaced as part of Aon's response to APRA's discussion paper on prudential standards for superannuation providers released in September. The concern on fee levels under MySuper was echoed ...

Govt infra paper opens investment doors

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2011
... private investment in infrastructure projects in a bid to entice investments into the local market. As stated in a discussion paper on the 2011-12 Budget measure introducing new rules for tax losses on infrastructure projects, parties are now able to ...

Government publishes core elements of MySuper draft

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011
... Provisions) Act 2011 is October 13, 2011. Earlier this week the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority published a discussion paper centred around improved governance among super funds, including clear indications on the standards expected within ...

APRA lays plans to improve super governance

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
... holdings among super funds. APRA, which is entitled to set prudential standards from 2013 onwards, has published a discussion paper outlining its proposals. "The proposals provide clarity on the missing elements of the Government's Stronger Super announcement ...

Smaller lenders to take brunt of Basel III reforms

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
... Basel III capital reforms, said PwC, following the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's release of a discussion paper on the subject. APRA issued the consultation document outlining its proposed implementation of the reforms in response to the ...

Govt invites input on move to halve tax on savings

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... Government proposal to halve taxes on interest income. Minister for Financial Services Bill Shorten has released a discussion paper outlining the move to a 50% tax discount on up to $500 of income earned from savings in the 2012-13 tax year and up to ...

UK Pensions Regulator seeks fee transparency

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... seeking management fee transparency in its defined contribution pension schemes. In response to a recent industry discussion paper, the regulator said it had received unanimous support that pension fund costs should be clear, simple and comparable. It ...

Govt to refund super tax for 3.5 million

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
... income Australians by $1.75 billion over the forward estimates," said Shorten. The changes are detailed in a discussion paper released today by Shorten. The consultation paper can be accessed from www.treasury.gov.au.