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DHS to takeover early super release on compassionate grounds

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011
... service agreement since February. Before then, the administration was operated by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). The move to switch to the DHS first had to go through parliament, with legislation passed in September. DHS general ...

APRA executive appointed secretary general of Basel

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011
... body, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. Byres has been at the helm of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) as executive general manager, diversified institutions division for the past seven years and will now head up the Secretariat ...

Government publishes core elements of MySuper draft

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011
... Amendment (MySuper Core Provisions) Act 2011 is October 13, 2011. Earlier this week the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority published a discussion paper centred around improved governance among super funds, including clear indications on the standards ...

APRA lays plans to improve super governance

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority will demand greater transparency on board selection, remuneration and manager selection and insist upon higher capital holdings among super funds. APRA, which is entitled to set prudential standards from ...

APRA drafts new super guidelines

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
... the regulator released two new draft guidelines on the legislative requirements. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released two draft Superannuation Prudential Practice Guides (SPGs) to replace existing APRA guidance that it believes ...

Super growth static, public sector grows on Health Super merger

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011
... losses caused almost $24 billion of contributions to go unrewarded. According to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), Industry funds suffered a 2.9% drop in assets during the three months, down $7.6 billion to $249.7 billion, while ...

Trio directors accept APRA suspension

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011
... actions, with the regulator accepting an enforceable undertaking from the pair. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) accepted the enforceable undertakings (EU) from the former Trio director's yesterday and said it was an appropriate ...

Smaller lenders to take brunt of Basel III reforms

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
... likely to be hardest hit by the Basel III capital reforms, said PwC, following the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's release of a discussion paper on the subject. APRA issued the consultation document outlining its proposed implementation ...

Life insurance revenue down 13.9%

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011
... $2.76 billion, down 13.9% compared to last year's annual result of $3.2 billion. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) report attributed investment revenue of $18.7 billion as the principle source for total revenue. Although even this ...

IFM hits back at claims it plays politics with super fund money

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011
... for its infrastructure fund over the past 16 years. The opposition has called for the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority to investigate whether industry super funds were using members' money to politically support the Federal Government. Rainmaker ...