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APRA cracks down on lax regulatory reports

The trustees of over 300 superannuation funds face prosecution following moves by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) to dissolve uncontactable superannuation funds, the industry regulator has announced. The proposed legal action relates ...

BT Wrap reaches $10 billion, as platform launches new suite

... and services embedded in Wrap means our clients will continue to enjoy a premium platform," Mr Smith said. [They can be] safe in the knowledge it provides the scale and benefits required to outpace the competition."

Coonan calls on Latham to back portability regulations

Labor has moved to disallow for a second time the government's superannuation portability regulations, in turn prompting a sharp reaction from the responsible minister, Senator Helen Coonan. "This is yet another example of baseless Labor opposition ...

ALP to announce retirement income goals soon

The shadow minister for retirement incomes and savings Senator Nick Sherry has told the Financial Standard that the two upcoming speeches by the ALP on its superannuation policy will focus primarily on retirement income goals and packages of assistance ...

Labor again brands government super policy 'weak and wimpy'

Labor looks set to oppose the government's Superannuation Safety Amendment Bill, again branding the proposed legislation 'weak and wimpy' and accusing the government of failing to provide any policy detail. Shadow minister for retirement incomes and ...

New bill draws guarded support from KPMG

Proposed new legislation will hasten the winding-up of corporate funds, with members subsequently transferred into existing public offer superannuation arrangements, financial services consultant KPMG has predicted. KPMG welcomed the introduction of ...

Boutique fund endorses PIR survey results

The recent flight to boutique property fund managers is likely to move to a higher gear as interest rates continue to be marked up into 2004, according to SAITeysMcMahon executive director Judy MacMahon. Ms MacMahon's comments follow the recent release ...

ALP's Stephen Conroy urges greater corporate governance

The ALP Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Corporate Governance Stephen Conroy has outlined three areas where corporate reform is urgently needed, during a speech presented to the Company Secretaries Association (CSA) today. He said the most ...

Midday Market Wrap: Quiet start driven by banks and safe haven stocks

The Australian share market extended its rise to noon today in a quiet market driven mostly by banks and safe haven stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index gained 10.7 points to 3179.8 by 1005 AEDT while the all ordinaries index put on 8.3 points to ...

Coonan responds to Labor super initiatives

The government has responded to the first two instalments of Labor's superannuation strategy, claiming the proposals would burden workers and businesses with more red tape and without any real benefit. Minister for revenue and minister assisting the ...