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Media Super gets MySuper approval

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
... acting CEO Michael Rooney announced that formal notification had been received from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority on Friday 1 March. "I am very pleased to advise that Media Super has received authorisation to offer a MySuper product" ...

Bluedoor launches SuperStream tech

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
... interactions, will be ready by July 1 2013 in order to enable institutions to meet the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) new regulatory requirements. "Whilst compliance with SuperStream requires a technology investment for funds, Bluedoor ...

Media Super to add corporate funds

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
... regulations. Only last Friday, the industry fund received the MySuper authorisation from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). The fund announced that all existing balanced option accounts will be transferred to the MySuper product in ...

New UK fin services watchdog polls public

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
... very similar to Australia's, consisting of the Bank of England's Financial Policy Committee, the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority. In a discussion paper the FCA has suggested a range of ideas which have been produced ...

MySuper still ontrack despite low license applications

ALEX DUNNIN, LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
... application window for the low-cost no-frills products opened on 1 January but so far the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has not seen the rush for the 250 licenses it was anticipating forcing them to revise down their expectaions 40% ...

Combined Super gets MySuper approval

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013
... Combined Super, previously named Combined Fund, received the authorisation from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) to offer a MySuper product. The industry fund for workers in education and related sectors, is one of the first funds ...

State Street launches investment governance tool

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013
... a series of investment analytics tools to help superannuation funds prepare for the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) prudential standard SPS 530 on investment governance. The tool allows trustees to analyse fund investment data, run ...

No fuss transition to 'no frills' super: Sunsuper

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
... simple and easy, Sunsuper general manager of Product Andrew Nicholson said after the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) granted the Queensland-based fund the first MySuper authorisation. "Our philosophy is already to keep fees low, so ...

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 ...