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Super modern awards anti-competitive: FSC

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2015
... meanwhile, only account for 5% (83% of retail funds with MySuper products approved by The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) are excluded from the default modern award system). According to the study, industry funds owned by employer organisations ...

APRA relaxes 'select' option data rules

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2015
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has reacted to industry pressure and watered down the data reporting requirements for super funds regarding 'select' investment options. Select investment options are non-MySuper investment options. ...

FEATURE: 2014 year in review

MARK SMITH, LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
... question of whether MySuper was bringing down fees was answered in September when the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) published its first round of MySuper data. It showed how much every MySuper product charged a member with an account ...

Life company profits flat

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
... flat for life insurance companies, according to the latest statistics released by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). While most of the figures released in the latest statistics were old, of the new ones, Suncorp Life was the worst ...

Boost impact investing, says FSI

MARK SMITH  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
... impact investment funds. Specifically the report called for clearer guidance from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) on the appropriateness of impact investment for superannuation trustees. Murray also wants the government to amend ...

Banks should hold more capital: Murray

AAP  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
... financial system since the 1997 Wallis inquiry, which led to the establishment of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority. The inquiry received more than 6500 submissions since their producing an interim report in July. The government says it ...

Super returns dip in September quarter

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
... the June quarter, according to the second batch of MySuper statistics released by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). The figures show balanced MySuper products delivered on average 1.5% net returns to members, compared to 2.1% in ...

APRA's IT infrastructure strains

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
In an extraordinary admission, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has written to super fund trustees telling them APRA's information technology and data management systems are struggling to deal with the new data reporting regime ...

ASIC to scrutinise intra-fund advice

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014
... we want to make sure it's going to be offered properly." Kell shared the stage with Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) member Helen Rowell. Rowell was asked to comment on APRA's interest in intra-fund advice. "It's something we're alert ...

Super funds must justify not merging: APRA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2014
... Superannuation funds that decide not to consolidate must justify their decision to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) over the next year, according to APRA member Helen Rowell. Rowell said super funds need to question their own viability ...