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FEATURE: 2014 year in review

MARK SMITH, LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
... its magic yet. The question of whether MySuper was bringing down fees was answered in September when the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) published its first round of MySuper data. It showed how much every MySuper product charged a member ...

Life company profits flat

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
... 2014 have remained flat for life insurance companies, according to the latest statistics released by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). While most of the figures released in the latest statistics were old, of the new ones, Suncorp ...

MetLife US proactive lobbying lesson for Aust

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
... designated MetLife alongside leading banks as a Strategically Important Financial Institution (SIFI) requiring extra prudential supervision. "[But] subjecting insurance companies to bank-centric capital rules would lead to higher prices for consumers ...

Boost impact investing, says FSI

MARK SMITH  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
... enterprises to attract impact investment funds. Specifically the report called for clearer guidance from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) on the appropriateness of impact investment for superannuation trustees. Murray also wants ...

Banks should hold more capital: Murray

AAP  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
... check of Australia's financial system since the 1997 Wallis inquiry, which led to the establishment of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority. The inquiry received more than 6500 submissions since their producing an interim report in July. The ...

Super returns dip in September quarter

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
... points compared to the June quarter, according to the second batch of MySuper statistics released by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). The figures show balanced MySuper products delivered on average 1.5% net returns to members, compared ...

APRA's IT infrastructure strains

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
In an extraordinary admission, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has written to super fund trustees telling them APRA's information technology and data management systems are struggling to deal with the new data reporting regime ...

India mutual funds reach A$149bn

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
... Kolkata account for 74% of funds under management. The five largest mutual fund managers are HDFC Mutual, Reliance, ICICI Prudential, Birla Sun Life and UTI which hold a combined 53% of the market. BlackRock and Franklin Templeton hold 4% and 5% respectively. ...

ASIC to scrutinise intra-fund advice

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014
... very important, but we want to make sure it's going to be offered properly." Kell shared the stage with Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) member Helen Rowell. Rowell was asked to comment on APRA's interest in intra-fund advice. "It's ...

Super funds must justify not merging: APRA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2014
Superannuation funds that decide not to consolidate must justify their decision to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) over the next year, according to APRA member Helen Rowell. Rowell said super funds need to question their own viability ...