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ASIC targets SMSF confidence tricksters

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
... in the industry and there will be calls for greater regulation. None of us want that." Recent data from Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) showed that around a third of all superannuation assets are now held in more than 470,000 SMSFs ...

APRA appoints new chair

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013
Treasurer Wayne Swan has announced that Wayne Byres will become the chair of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). Byres became the first Australian to be appointed secretary general to the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, the ...

Product dashboards critical to MySuper

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013
... the way data is collected because there is a requirement that all the information that funds report to the Australian Prudential and Regulation Authority (APRA) has to be the basis for other uses of that data. "This would involve a review of fund calculators ...

Gary Clifford awarded Trustee of the Year at CMSF

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
... the job to us and it is our responsibility to do it properly." Clifford complained about the fact that the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority is overregulating the industry and reminded them that boards of industry superannuation funds know what ...

PASF receives MySuper approval

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
The Professional Associations Super Fund (PASF) has received a MySuper authorization from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and will be offering it from July 1 2013. PASF has chosen to offer its Growth investment option under MySuper ...

AvSuper gets MySuper approval

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) awarded superannuation fund AvSuper with a MySuper licence, the super fund announced yesterday. Under the new licence, AvSuper will be able to offer members a MySuper option wich includes a single ...

Media Super gets MySuper approval

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
... 2013. Media Super 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 ...

Bluedoor launches SuperStream tech

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
... business-to-government message 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 ...

Media Super to add corporate funds

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
... adapting to new 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 ...

MySuper still ontrack despite low license applications

ALEX DUNNIN, LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
... consumer-centric. The 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 ...