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Super insurance still worth billions

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
... profit from its superannuation policies despite the spike in group insurance claims, figures released by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) show. According to APRA's Life Insurance Supplementary Statistical Tables covering the 12 months ...

APRA announces draft 2014-15 supervisory levies

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and Treasury have issued a discussion paper on the proposed supervision levies they wish to impose on financial entities for next financial year. In the paper APRA said it needs to raise $117 million ...

Super returns bonanza fizzles out

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
... Super funds have seen the lowest rates of return for almost two years, according to figures released by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). In the March quarter, super funds with more than $50 million in funds under management saw ...

Prime Super will not appoint HIP directors to board

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014

'Choice' dashboard, portfolio disclosure delayed to 2015

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
... dashboard is much more complex than initially anticipated, reinforced by the superannuation regulator the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) in March this year announcing it will delay introduction of some of its new data collections associated ...

Bring in Chilean-style super tender process: Grattan Institute

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2014
... have to compete in the market as choice products. APRA would continue to assess candidate funds to ensure they meet prudential standards." The report held up Chile's system as an example. The Chilean government puts out a tender every two years for private ...

FEATURE: Re-imagining Australia's financial future

STAFF WRITERS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014
... responsible for some massive reforms including the floating of the Australian dollar and the creation of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), and the current form of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). And now ...

FSC and ISA clash over super and awards

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014
... the Fair Work Commission is the appropriate place for the selection of MySuper funds" and noted that the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) "would be better suited for overseeing the selection process." In response, ISA chief executive ...

Portfolio disclosure's unintended consequences

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2014
... funds accounts for about $30 billion and while it's less than 2% of superannuation assets it would be unfortunate if prudential reporting requirements discouraged funds from investing in actual Australian businesses, especially coming at a time when ...

SMSFs want access to infrastructure and corporate bonds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2014
The Financial System Inquiry should look into ways of making direct investment in infrastructure and corporate bonds more accessible to self-managed super funds (SMSFs), the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) has argued. SMSFs currently ...