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New UK fin services watchdog polls public

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
... 'twin peak' model very similar to Australia's, consisting of the Bank of England's Financial Policy Committee, the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority. In a discussion paper the FCA has suggested a range of ideas which ...

Centric Wealth appoints new board member

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013
... specialises in strategic and marketing advice. Previously, she was a director at Perpetual and sat on the board of Prudential Insurance. Chairman, David Shein, said this varied experience will be highly valued by the Group. "Bonnie brings significant ...

Wingate appoints new executive director

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
... general manager - sales performance and operations. She has also worked at BGI (now known as BlackRock) as well as Prudential in senior client relationship and business development roles. Based in Melbourne, Wingate Asset Management is a boutique international ...

MySuper still ontrack despite low license applications

ALEX DUNNIN, LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
... consumer-centric. The application window for the low-cost no-frills products opened on 1 January but so far the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has not seen the rush for the 250 licenses it was anticipating forcing them to revise down ...

Combined Super gets MySuper approval

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013
Combined Super, previously named Combined Fund, received the authorisation from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) to offer a MySuper product. The industry fund for workers in education and related sectors, is one of the first funds ...

State Street launches investment governance tool

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013
... Corporation has launched a series of investment analytics tools to help superannuation funds prepare for the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) prudential standard SPS 530 on investment governance. The tool allows trustees to analyse fund ...

No fuss transition to 'no frills' super: Sunsuper

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
... transition to MySuper was simple and easy, Sunsuper general manager of Product Andrew Nicholson said after the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) granted the Queensland-based fund the first MySuper authorisation. "Our philosophy is already ...

Anxiety over 'all-things super' takes toll on MySuper uptake

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
... license to run a MySuper product is likely to fall well short of expectations, according to estimates from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority. The application process for the low-cost no-frills products opened on 1 January but so far the ...

VOFF slams MP response Trio Capital fraud

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... Shorten. This is simply untrue." It added that Jones is in denial regarding the role of APRA and ASIC and their negligent prudential oversight by allowing these criminals to infiltrate the financial system and execute this fraud, despite the many missed ...

Coalition wants fund governance changes: Fletcher

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013
... Government." These would include making directors who want to sit on more than one superannuation board prove to Australia's prudential regulator that they don't have "any foreseeable conflicts of interest." It would also include mandatory disclosure ...