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Group insurance faces 'perfect storm'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
... historically tend to do, they wait for things to blow up and then go and fix them." He said that, while the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's (APRA) prudential standard for insurance in superannuation, SPS 250, is a "good step" towards avoiding ...

Insurance profit falls 25% in 2013

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013
... net profit after tax stood at $2.2 billion in Septembr 2013, down from $3.1 billion the year before, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) quarterly life insurance performance report showed. Indications that life insurance companies are ...

MLC named as insurer for Qantas's MySuper product

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2013
... product, Qantas Super Gateway. The deepening of the relationship with MLC appears to be a response to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) requirement that all MySuper products offer death and total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance ...

APRA voices concern over super in-house investment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has expressed concern over the tendency for superannuation funds to bring investment management operations in house. Speaking at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) 2013 National ...

Funds explore hidden benefits of APRA reporting standards

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013
... "missing a trick" if they fail to make the most of data gathered to meet the new reporting standards of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), according to Rhys Octigan, regional head of business at DST Global Solutions. Under the new ...

Electronic reports signify Stronger Super milestone

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013
... superannuation funds representing over 4 million members have for the first time lodged electronic reports to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) as part of the new standards outlined in the Stronger Super reforms, marking an important ...

Mercer picks Milestone's APRA reporting solution

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013
Mercer Australia has chosen Milestone Group's pControl Regulatory Oversight service to meet the new Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) reporting standards that are part of the Stronger Super reforms. The new reporting standards have seen ...

Mercer gets approval for MySuper product

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
The Mercer MySuper product has received authorisation from the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA) starting December 1, 2013. The product will include the Mercer SmartPath investment portfolio, with a number of investment options that ...

NAB workers demand profit share after 1172 job cuts

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
... shareholders may have a fight on their hands for the spoils of record profits, following reports that the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) may increase bank capital requirements. An increase in capital requirements could see the big ...

Court dismisses case against Trio director after APRA EU

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2013
... Court has ordered legal proceedings against former trio director David Millhouse to be dismissed after the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) accepted a voluntary enforceable undertaking from him. The regulator has banned him from acting ...