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FSC-ISA battle recommences over MySuper data

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014
... superannuation sectors. The Financial Services Council (FSC) claimed that the figures, released yesterday by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), showed retail funds' MySuper products has outperformed industry funds since the beginning ...

APRA confirms MySuper non-confidentiality rules

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) will treat MySuper product data as non-confidential, following a period of industry consultation. APRA said the industry "generally supported" APRA's proposal to treat data as non-confidential if ...

Tyndall to adopt parent name

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
... management reached NZ$3.8 billion (US$3.3 billion) in June 2014. According to a June 2013 survey conducted by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, some 31% of superannuation fund assets were allocated to global investments, with 25% in equity ...

GSA an affordable alternative to DLAs: APRA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
... alternative to deferred lifetime annuities (DLA) when it comes to dealing with longevity risk, according to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). In its second submission to the Financial System Inquiry (FSI), APRA was in agreement with ...

FSC: Appoint an ASIC commissioner for international issues

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
... Australian Tax Office, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, ASIC, the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Australian Prudential and Regulation Authority, integrate Australia's regulatory and international process. "Fragmentation has meant Australia ...

APRA releases additional requirements for large instos

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released the updated framework for the supervision of large financial institutions, but will defer a decision on its final implementation until the end of the Financial System Inquiry (FSI). ...

CBA appoints international experts to oversee advice program

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
... is the chief executive officer of Promontory Financial Australasia and was the inaugural Chairman of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). He was also a part of the Wallis Inquiry into the Australian financial system and had a 20 year ...

Resources needed for outcomes, regulators warn Treasury

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
... also continue to undertake reactive surveillance where we see possible misconduct," the regulator said. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) noted that a risk-based supervisory approach "requires astute judgment by supervisory staff ...

ACCI calls for end to super in awards

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
... functioning of the market for superannuation product. "Superannuation funds already require approval by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority - the body that has expertise and information to assess the suitability of MySuper offerings - and ...

We don't want to regulate SMSFs: APRA, ASIC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... given an opportunity to do so. "We don't want to regulate SMSFs," said Ian Laughlin, deputy chair of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). But Peter Kell, deputy chair of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), challenged ...