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APRA recovers super assets

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2009
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has successfully recovered the assets of failed South Australian based Harts Australia Staff Superannuation Fund. APRA took legal action on behalf of the fund's acting trustee to sell a property ...

QSuper bulks senior investment team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2009
... appointments follow the granting of a RSE licence to the QSuper Board of Trustees by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority. This is in addition to QSuper Limited's successful application for an Australian Financial Services Licence to provide ...

ANZIIF names new committee members

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2009
... courses. Tracey Martin, manager of policy development for general insurance at the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) joined the General Insurance Advisory Committee. The insurance council provides debate and discussion around the trends ...

Super assets drop to $1.03trn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2009
... trillion at end March 2009, their lowest level since December 2006, according to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). Superannuation assets are now down 17 per cent from their peak of $1.24 trillion just over a year ago. Retail funds ...

Net tightens on executive pay

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
... services firms to set up stricter guidelines when deciding executive remuneration. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority is recommending its regulated institutions - including banks, insurance and the superannuation industry - to establish a ...

Trustees hot on ESG course

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
... specifically tailored to trustees. This launch follows Senator Sherry recently asking the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) to review super fund trustee guidelines on ESG considerations. Sherry said the course, once up and running, could ...

APRA calls for IT risk submissions

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2009
... firms and credit unions have just three weeks to deliver a written submission to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) on effectively managing information technology (IT) risk. The regulatory body said IT risk, if not managed properly ...

Qantas Super gets $66m injection

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2009
... and the Trustee. Confirmation of the new funding plan has also been provided to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, the regulator for superannuation," noted the statement by Qantas Super. Meanwhile, Qantas Airways has confirmed its ongoing ...

Not-for-profit super funds reign

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
... earnest in 2008. The report expands on previous research by industry regulator, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) which also showed significant out-performance of the not for the profit super funds but employed different methodology ...

No fast bucks: Costello

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
... financial system has fared better than its American counterpart, largely due to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's disclosure and transparency laws. However, improved governance at the compliance, corporate and international level will ...