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Anxiety over 'all-things super' takes toll on MySuper uptake

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
... product is likely to fall well short of expectations, according to estimates from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority. The application process for the low-cost no-frills products opened on 1 January but so far the industry body has not seen ...

CBUS to review products to tempt SMSFs

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013
... "individually managed" retirement outcomes. Vamos said that by catering to self managed funds, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority controlled funds such as HOSTPLUS could be hoping that they would roll their retirement savings across when they ...

Media super ups disclosure, lodges MySuper application

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013
Media Super has lodged an early application with the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority to offer a low cost investment option under the Federal Government's MySuper reforms. The reform, part of the Gillard Government's overhaul of Australia's ...

Trio Capital action group to put forward Federal Candidate

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2013
... has also accused the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) of allegedly failing in their roles as gatekeepers, as well as a Parliamentary Joint Committee set up to investigate ...

APRA's SMSF loan warning berated

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2013
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA)'s warning about the complexities of self-managed super fund (SMSF) loans has been questioned by a number of industry professionals. APRA executive general manager for policy Chris Littrell warned ...

MetLife launches retirement product

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
... life insurance policy, Turner explained. MetLife Insurance Limited is regulated by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA).

SMSF popularity belies fickle performance

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2013
... there were 35,276 new funds registered last year, up 26% on the previous year, and new Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) figures shows the total number of SMSFs has now risen to 478,263. But while SMSF members tend to come out on top ...

Super is back in favour

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2013
... contributing $82.1 billion and $34.2 billion respectively, according to the latest Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) Annual Superannuation Bulletin. Contributions to large funds totalled $90.9 billion, of which public sector funds received ...

PAS Lodges MySuper application

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2013
... superannuation sector, said chief executive Megan Bolton. After lodging the application with the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), Bolton said in a media release that the fund has "continued to be at the forefront of implementing regulatory ...

APRA releases final Prudential Standard for MySuper transition

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) yesterday released final Prudential Standard SPS 410 MySuper Transition (SPS 410) and the final approved forms for application for authorisation to offer MySuper products and ERFs for the superannuation ...