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MLC gets MySuper approval

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has approved NAB-owned MLC MySuper offer. MLC MySuper and Plum MySuper will be available towards the end of the year and they include a single diversified investment strategy aimed at providing the ...

Plum, Virgin get MySuper authorisation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
... authorisations also bring to 22 the number of funds whose MySuper products have been announced by the regulator, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), since the start of July when the MySuper regime officially opened for business.

APRA to focus on reinsurers

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) will focus on the performance of reinsurance groups as a way to prevent the negative effects on the insurance industry if a reinsurer was downgraded or failed. APRA senior manager Kate Bible said ...

Reporting season reveals insurance black spots

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
... insurance, in-force premiums were up 15.1% over the period. In its June 2013 life insurance statistics, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) revealed the industry net profit after tax fell to $2.6 billion, a decrease of 6.5% from the ...

Product Dashboard could spook risk-averse members

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013
... of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST). Garcia said AIST was consulting with the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) on finding a more comprehensive way of measuring risk on the Product Dashboard. "We still don't ...

J.P. Morgan launches APRA reporting service

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013
... increased data reporting requirements associated with the Stronger Super reforms. Under Stronger Super, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) will require superannuation funds to report on about 3,500 data points - an increase of around ...

Investment income fuels life insurance sector

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013
Life insurance industry figures released today by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) paint a picture of a robust industry albeit one preparing for some adjustment. In its June 2013 life insurance statistics report the regulator has ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013
... Australia assistant governor (Financial Markets) Guy Debelle is scheduled to speak on The Impact of Payments System and Prudential Reforms on the RBA's Provision of Liquidity, at an Australian Financial Markets Association (AFMA) and RBA briefing. The ...

Health Industry Plan gets MySuper licence

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
... the latest industry superannuation fund to have its application for MySuper authorisation approved by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). "This is a significant milestone for the fund and it reassures our members, employers and strategic ...

Trio director strikes back and takes APRA to court

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
Former Trio Capital director David Millhouse is to counterattack the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) decision to start proceedings in the Federal Court to disqualify him from financial services. Millhouse has decided to launch legal ...