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Government edges towards regulator cooperation

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
Draft legislation compelling ASIC and APRA to work with one another in overseeing the financial services industry is open for consultation. The government has taken a major step towards ensuring the cooperation of the corporate and prudential regulators ...

New Year, new APRA

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019
Like many of us do nearing the end of the year, APRA has taken time for some self-reflection and assessment, identifying three areas it needs to work on next year. APRA has released its 2018/19 self-assessment report to review its key performance indicators ...

Westpac served class action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2019
Westpac has confirmed it was served with a class action on behalf of shareholders in relation to the AUSTRAC investigation. The class action has been filed by Phi Finney McDonald. The claim relates to market disclosure issues connected to Westpac's ...

More MySuper accounts close than open: APRA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
Latest data from APRA shows more MySuper accounts closed in the last financial year than were opened. According to APRA's annual MySuper statistics, about 2,151,403 new MySuper accounts were created in the 2018/19 financial year. However, about 2,189,859 ...

APRA joins in on Westpac scrutiny

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
APRA has launched a formal investigation into Westpac for possible breaches of the Banking Act. The prudential regulator said the investigation will focus on the conduct that led to AUSTRAC launching its criminal charges against the bank over an alleged ...

MLC Life loses super fund mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2019
An $8.5 billion corporate superannuation fund has swapped out MLC Life Insurance for another provider after eight years. Qantas Super will now use OnePath Life as its insurance partner, with an expected start date of 1 July 2020. The fund started to ...

Industry fund general manager steps down

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
A $53 billion superannuation fund's general manager for brand and acquisition has stepped away from her role. Anita Fox has been with HESTA for over four years in the role. Starting January, she will move to a part-time role working as a marketing strategist ...

APRA slaps extra conditions on Avanteos

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
The prudential regulator has hit Colonial First State's Avanteos Investments with additional licence conditions for charging fees to thousands of dead superannuation members. The firm, which holds a Registrable Superannuation Entity license, charged ...

SCA drags AMP over claim delays

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2019
Super Consumers Australia (SCA) has slammed AMP in an open letter to the board; criticising the wealth giant for significant delays in its "abhorrent" handling of group insurance claims. Citing APRA's Life Insurance Claims and Disputes data released ...

IOOF, ANZ transaction gets green light

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2019
APRA has approved IOOF's application to purchase ANZ's superannuation business. The decision to allow the purchase of OnePath Custodians and Oasis Funds Management comes from APRA after it was granted the legislative power to approve or refuse an application ...