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Life insurers should fund medical rehabilitation: MLC

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2018
... call for submissions, including superannuation giants AustralianSuper and Cbus, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), and the Financial Services Council (FSC). AustralianSuper, which provides insurance to 1.4 million members through ...

Chief economist update: Home cooling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
... credit to housing slowing to 6.3% in the year to December from 6.6% three months earlier as a result of tighter macro-prudential regulations. Recall that, the Australian Prudential Regulations Authority (APRA) limited interest-only loans to 30% of total ...

Chief economist update: Australia low on credit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
... pick-up in lending to owner-occupiers (8% from 7.9%). But this is good and is exactly what the RBA and the Australian Prudential Regulations Authority (APRA) intended in order to reduce financial stability risks in the economy. APRA limited interest-only ...

APRA announces new executive general manager

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has announced the appointment of a new executive general manager, strategy/chief risk officer. Therese McCarthy-Hockey, formerly of Deutsche Bank London, will be responsible for the supervision framework ...

Meat industry fund welcomes new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... range of roles with ANZ Wealth and is a former senior analyst, supervision with the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority. A spokesperson for AMIST Super said a decision would be made in future as to whether a new investment lead would be required. ...

APRA delivers poor super fund ultimatum

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2017
... "gracefully exit the industry" if they cannot meet revisions to regulatory frameworks. Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) deputy chair Helen Rowell said the regulator will soon issue a consultation package on revisions to its prudential ...

UK regulator increases support for new starters

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017
... objectives," she said. The FCA already operates a similar initiative for new banks with the UK's Prudential Regulation Authority, and Butler hinted at the potential for such services to be expanded into other segments of the financial services market. ...

APRA names heavyweight panel to investigate CBA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority appointed three highly experienced panel members to conduct an inquiry into the governance, culture and accountability frameworks of the Commonwealth Bank. Chairman of the Banking and Finance Oath, John ...

APRA issues warning to underperforming super funds

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority is pressing ahead with its aim to remove the superannuation industry of underperforming funds, penning a warning letter to all RSE licensees to shape up or ship out. In the letter APRA deputy chair Helen ...

APRA launches inquiry into CBA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2017
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority will establish an independent inquiry into the Commonwealth Bank, following a series of scandals which have called the integrity of Australia's largest bank into question. The inquiry, conducted by an APRA-appointed ...