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SMSF associations announce merger

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017
... savings efforts," SMSF Owners' chairman Bruce Foy said. The latest data on superannuation funds issued by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) puts the number of self-managed super funds in operation at 600,000, managing $653.8 billion ...

Housing is cooling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
... suggests further weakness in housing finance in the coming months. More so, when the latest round of the Australian Prudential Regulations Authority's (APRA) macro-prudential restrictions start flowing through into the property market and previous moves ...

UniSuper obtains public offer licence

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017
... research sector," the fund said. Financial Standard understands the new public offer licence was issued by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority earlier this year. Over the past year, a number of industry super funds have moved to open membership ...

Tax relief for merging super funds extended

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... competitiveness of Australia's superannuation industry. Speaking at a Financial Services Council event last year, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority deputy chairman Helen Rowell hit out at superannuation funds which deliver continual poor performance ...

Increased APRA levies provide regulator with more power

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... authorised deposit-taking institutions and their executives will be introduced by the Federal Government. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has been allocated $28.6 million over the next four years to initiate new regulatory activities ...

Let me down gently

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) must be breathing a sigh of relief at the latest housing finance figures indicating a slowdown in the country's property market. The bubbling Australian property ...

Suncorp appoints non-executive director

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
... Joining Suncorp's board is Simon Machell. He is currently a non-executive director and chairman of the risk committee at Prudential Corporation Asia, and chairman of Tesco Underwriting. He will replace outgoing non-executive director Geoff Ricketts who ...

Banking scrutiny to escalate: ABA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2017
... report due in April). Banks now need a "strong social licence to operate", which is just as critical as financial and prudential strength, Bligh said. "We're seeing the largest transfer of power from institutions to consumers in human history," Bligh ...

RBA dilemma

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2017
... threatens domestic financial stability and by extension, the overall economy. The RBA certainly welcomes the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's (APRA) recently-announced additional macro-prudential restrictions on residential mortgage lending. ...

Good for now worrying for later

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
... it because investors can the first ones to get out...which could add to procyclicality". While she hinted at macro-prudential policies to address "system-wide risks in a low interest rate environment," the RBA's growing concern over financial stability ...