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APRA confirms Zurich investigation

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) today confirmed that it has been investigating certain past and now unwound reinsurance transactions in Zurich Australia Limited's (ZAIL) general insurance business. APRA General Manager, Diversified ...

Junior mortgage broker asks ACCC to look at anti-comp behaviour

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2004
... into anti-competitive behaviour." Mr Ormond said he has lodged a formal complaint with the ACCC and the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA). Mr Ormond entered the mortgage market earlier this year with franchise-based Refund Home Loans ...

Safer superannuation savings: Coonan

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2004
... and had done so on 802 occasions. Under the new laws, trustees of superannuation funds regulated by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) would be licensed and required to prepare risk management documentation and comply with enhanced ...

APRA raised risk management concerns in January 2003

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2004
... bank's board in January 2003, according to a report out yesterday on the forex trading scandal at NAB. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) said it wrote to the executive general manager of the Risk Management division and board chairman ...

NAB set to go public with APRA report into forex scandal

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2004
... breakdown in its risk management systems, according to a newspaper report. The report said both NAB and APRA (Australian Prudential Regulation Authority) would release statements today. The National Australia Bank board met yesterday to consider the ...

Zurich boss says insurers hampered by weight of reforms

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2004
... of Australia's ninth annual New South Wales conference on Friday. He said the Stage Two reforms involving Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) were fine but they "overlap massively" with Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) ...

APRA gains more powers to act against dishonest execs

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2004
... Media reports today said the financial services industry would face tough new rules designed to expand the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA's) powers to monitor and act against dishonest behaviour by directors and senior managers. APRA ...

Promina announce $200-$300 million capital raising for growth

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2004
... not rule out acquisitions if they came along. The raising, the details of which would be announced after Australian Prudential Regulation Authority approval, would be a form of debt capital rather than equity capital. Wilkins said the raising would propel ...

Access ruling opens credit cards up to non-bank companies

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2004
... card schemes, 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
... federal finance 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 ...