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Access ruling opens credit cards up to non-bank companies

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2004
... completing its plan to allow non-banks organisations to apply to the finance regulator, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, for eligibility to issue cards.

AssetInsure granted APRA licence

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2004
... minister John Fahey. AssetInsure Pty Ltd was granted a general insurance licence by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) on Friday. The company said it would position itself as a specialist insurer and focus on professional indemnity ...

APRA raised concerns with NAB before rogue trading scandal

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2004
... been trading over the limits since October 2003 with the backing of management. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, the Australian Federal Police and accountants PricewaterhouseCoopers ...

Total super assets increase 3.2%: APRA

... now standing at $548.5 billion. The latest edition of Super Trends, released by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, said all fund types recorded an increase in assets over the quarter, with small funds again experiencing the highest growth ...

Trustee board licensing to boost super outsourcing

Proposals by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) to license trustee boards are expected to drive employers to outsource around $10 billion in superannuation funds during 2004. Industry analysts Heron Partnership said the increasing ...

ASIC begins investigation into NAB options trading

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2004
... from NAB in relation to the matter and currently it is being assessed," she said. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) is undertaking a review of the risk management controls employed by the NAB's treasury division. As part of its review ...

NAB calls in accountants as forex investigation deepens

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2004
... accountants PricewaterhouseCoopers to assist its inquiries as national finance watchdog the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority vowed to ensure the bank fixed any risk control problems that might have contributed. The Australian Federal Police ...

APRA cracks down on lax regulatory reports

... The trustees of over 300 superannuation funds face prosecution following moves by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) to dissolve uncontactable superannuation funds, the industry regulator has announced. The proposed legal action relates ...

New bill draws guarded support from KPMG

... would require the vast majority of superannuation trustees to seek licenses from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), and which required applicants to meet minimum standards in such areas as fitness and propriety and risk management. ...

APRA proposes tougher requirements for general insurers

... increased, and disclosure obligations toughened, under new proposals released today by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). The new measures, included in a discussion paper on a proposed second round of reforms for the general insurance ...