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Report your breach online: APRA

... excuse that "it's in the mail" or that the "line was engaged" when reporting a license breach after the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) launched an online 'Superannuation Breach Notification' today. The superannuation watchdog said ...

Former Zurich CFO banned by APRA

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2006
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has disqualified the former Zurich Australian Insurance Limited (ZAIL) chief financial officer for his role in deliberately overstating the company's financial position. John Stanbridge was chief ...

APRA to flex its muscle with outsourcing deals

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2006
Under the terms of new prudential guidelines, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) will have the power to conduct onsite inspections of companies undertaking outsourcing work for financial institutions under its supervision. But signaling ...

ACCC should regulate fund advertising: IFSA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2006
... ASIC is not a competition regulator," the IFSA submission explained. However, while IFSA acknowledges the Australian Prudential and Regulation Authority (APRA) has already spoken out to clarify their position regarding advertising, IFSA believes there ...

Super assets surge to $914 billion

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2006
... investment returns and strong inflows, up 19.8 per cent over the last 12 months. The results are contained in the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's (APRA) latest June 2006 Quarterly Superannuation Performance report. The strength of investor ...

Members Equity seeks alternative source of capital

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2006
... alternative sources of quasi-equity in light of a series of policy changes by the banking regulator. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority will no longer recognise securitisation of the profit margin of a lender's securitised loan pools - usually ...

Taxman fee for DIY funds trebles

... are more SMSFs now and clearly there's more compliance required for the sector." Put in perspective, the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA) charges small APRA funds a higher supervisory levy of $500 per year while public offer funds are ...

Another HIH exec faces the music

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2006
... purpose as an officer of HIH; acting with reckless disregard in making false or misleading statements to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA); and acting with reckless disregard in the making of a false or misleading statement to APRA ...

APRA got it wrong on AXA: AAT

ALEX DUNNIN AND AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2006
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) has set aside the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority's (APRA) disqualifications of seven directors of the former trustee of the AXA Australia Staff Superannuation Plan. A statement released by APRA said ...

Lo-doc lending headaches

... as was experienced in the UK - and potential losses in the range of 30 basis points per year. Still, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has kept a close watch on lo-doc activity and is pushing for more control of the banks around the use ...