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APRA shakes up executive team, addresses super conflicts

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015
... improvements in superannuation trustees' practice standards, "others still have more work to do to meet the objectives of the prudential standard." "Unfortunately," he added, "we still see instances where actual and potential conflicts are viewed very ...

Super governance at centre stage

ANDREW BRAGG, FSC DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND GLOBAL MARKETS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
... well governed to ensure public confidence remains high. Good governance can be achieved through transparency, strong prudential controls, removal of conflicts and robust structures. It is equally important that the super system has the appropriate competitive ...

Suncorp Life appoints distribution GM

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2015
... up with the challenges that the group insurance industry has faced. The latest statistics released by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) show that revenue and profits for the 12 months to June 2014 have remained flat for life insurance ...

Government urged to leave super taxation alone

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
... sector, Mason reminded delegates of the outperformance of the majority of funds versus funds regulated by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) between 2008 and 2012 and said it was a sector of which stakeholders could be immensely proud. ...

Parametric grows investment team

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2015
... foundations, retail funds, corporate funds, industry and government super funds.A He also worked with the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority.A Most recently, Zhang worked with a boutique funds management firm which he co-founded via a management ...

Suncorp tight-lipped on CEO departure

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
... up with the challenges that the group insurance industry has faced. The latest statistics released by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) show that revenue and profits for the 12 months to June 2014 have remained flat for life insurance ...

Industry insurance report to focus on advice remuneration model

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
... Submissions are due today for the preliminary report of the FSC and the AFA inquiry, which is chaired by former Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) John Trowbridge. The final report "will put significant emphasis on remuneration structures," ...

APRA-ABS super surveys to commence Jan 2016

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2015
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has written to super fund RSEs advising them that enhanced data reporting by super funds to facilitate the data needs of the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will commence in January 2016. APRA ...

Super modern awards anti-competitive: FSC

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2015
... Retail funds, meanwhile, only account for 5% (83% of retail funds with MySuper products approved by The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) are excluded from the default modern award system). According to the study, industry funds owned ...

APRA relaxes 'select' option data rules

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2015
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has reacted to industry pressure and watered down the data reporting requirements for super funds regarding 'select' investment options. Select investment options are non-MySuper investment options. ...