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Super assets lose $25bn

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2009
... bucked the trend to increase assets by 6.7 per cent to $361 billion, according to data released by APRA. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) yesterday released its Annual Superannuation Bulletin with figures for the financial year to ...

APRA outlines priorities

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2009
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's (APRA) is focused on authorised deposit taking institutions (ADIs) liquidity risk, prudent capital management and executive remuneration this year. Speaking at the Australian British Chamber of Commerce ...

Fin services escapes consumer law reform

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
... assigned to overlapping jurisdictions of the Australian Securities and Investments Commissions (ASIC) and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). The exemption is one of the fundamental weaknesses in how financial services is regulated ...

Top and bottom super performance differ by 36pc

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2009
... high weightings in listed investments. The SelectingSuper data comes ahead of the imminent release of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) league tables, which will show for the first time individual data performance of 500 super funds. ...

Options for retiring SMSF trustees

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2009
... said one alternative to winding up a SMSF is to transfer the trusteeship and convert the fund to a Small Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) Fund (SAF). SAFs are similar to SMSFs, except an approved trustee is appointed to administer it ...

Retail fund fights back

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2008
... differences in features and product services, seems like a reasonable difference," she said. For example, Australian Prudential and Regulatory Authority (APRA) and internal data showed industry funds had outperformed the average retail fund, but the ...

HBOS Australia gives Lloyds thumbs up

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
... HBOS Australia, including BankWest". BankWest is currently a stand-alone entity, fully regulated by the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA). HBOS said it retains a strong capital base and liquidity position. "This acquisition can only strengthen ...

MetLife appoints head of insto

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
... Insurance Limited appointed Richard Anderson as head of institutional business. Anderson, currently with Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), will join MetLife in October and be responsible for building on the 2007 and 2008 growth and client ...

SMSFs maintain investment strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
... stocks, the report found. In fact, 61 per cent intend to invest in blue chip shares in the next 12 months. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) found SMSF assets grew $29 billion or 11 per cent to $286 billion in the year to March. The ...

Slash fees with national default fund

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2008
... contributions that could operate at fee levels as low as 10 basis points. Wilson Sy, a researcher at the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, in a paper he presented to last week's Australian Colloqium of Superannuation Researchers titled " Toward ...