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SMSF auditors merge

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... operation nationally, managing $653.8 billion in assets, according to the latest statistics released by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority and the Australian Taxation Office. The average balance of an SMSF now exceeds $1.1 million, with the ...

Australian businesses lift borrowing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... owner-occupier loans growing just 6.1%. Though still strong, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Australian Prudential Regulations Authority (APRA) should welcome early signs of flattening (not a sharp and sudden deceleration) in housing credit ...

Remembering Gerry Porter

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2017
... the state grew from 21 advisers to 119. Porter's career in life insurance was extensive and also comprised roles with Prudential & Colonial Insurance and Friends Provident Insurance. He is survived by his wife Shirley and their two daughters, Gail and ...

APRA cuts red tape on superannuation transfers

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
... for super funds to transfer members and merge or wind up products following industry consultation. The regulator's Prudential Practice Guide SPG 227 Successor Fund Transfers and Wind-ups (SPG 227) widens the definition of what can be considered members' ...

Government gives super system further makeover

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
... Australia's $2 trillion superannuation system, garnering support from across the industry. The latest proposals will see the prudential regulator (APRA) be responsible for making it easier for consumers to opt-out of automatic life and disability insurance ...

APRA finalises senior executive lineup

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2017
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority completed its transition to a new organisational structure with the promotion of its chief risk officer and the creation of a position to oversee its risk and data analytics division. As of 1 July 2017 ...

US investment giant hires Australian insto head

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
... distribution footprint with the appointment of a head of institutional relationships. Cameron Sinclair joins PGIM, the Prudential Financial investment subsidiary, from Principal Global Investors, where he was director of institutional sales. Before that ...

Cooling property market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Australian Prudential Regulations Authority (APRA) would be pleased with the National Statistician's latest update on residential property prices. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released figures ...

Approved to build more dwellings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Australian Prudential Regulations Authority (APRA) - especially after its tighter home lending regulations announced in late March -- wouldn't be pleased with the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) report ...

Funds management veteran retires

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
... internship at Provident National Corporation subsidiary PNC International in 1983 before moving onto Potts West Trumbull and Prudential Bache Securities, working in institutional advice and equity capital markets. In 2003, Kelly formed direct equities ...