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FEATURE: The great race to invest

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
... investment options. It is a known fact that self-managed super funds (SMSFs) outperformed funds regulated by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) during the toughest years following the global financial crisis. This - together with the ...

Banking and Finance Oath reshuffles board

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015
... board members, following AMP Capital's Stephen Dunne's retirement from the industry. Former chairman of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) John Laker will now head the BFO, an initiative that encourages individuals working in the financial ...

FEATURE: The circle of life

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
... products, lifecycle investment options are proving to be a popular choice. According to Rainmaker Information, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) data shows that as of 30 June 2015, there are 28 registered lifecycle MySuper products with ...

Banks need to increase capital ratios: APRA

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2015
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) believes the country's major banks will need to increase capital adequacy ratios by at least 200 basis points to be comfortably positioned in the top quartile of international peers. In response ...

Competition for annuities likely to remain low

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
... little attractiveness in this product and would be surprised if trustees gave it much consideration." The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) deputy chairman Ian Laughlin highlighted the regulatory challenges that difficult competition ...

FEATURE: 2014 year in review

MARK SMITH, LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
... its magic yet. The question of whether MySuper was bringing down fees was answered in September when the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) published its first round of MySuper data. It showed how much every MySuper product charged a member ...

GSA an affordable alternative to DLAs: APRA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
... alternative to deferred lifetime annuities (DLA) when it comes to dealing with longevity risk, according to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). In its second submission to the Financial System Inquiry (FSI), APRA was in agreement with ...

Movers and shakers

... management team over the past 18 months. He assisted with the creation of a number of processes to support the new prudential standards for the industry. "In discussions with George on the strategy for our asset management team and his role, it became ...

APRA releases additional requirements for large instos

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released the updated framework for the supervision of large financial institutions, but will defer a decision on its final implementation until the end of the Financial System Inquiry (FSI). ...

MetLife Australia names new CFO

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... planning, performance and profitability and finance manager. Prior to NAB/MLC, Watt served as chief executive for the Prudential Investment Company of Australia (Body Corporate Services). Watt has taken over the CFO position from MetLife Australia's ...