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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011
... crisis has crested, and things will improve slowly from this point, said Robert Tipp, chief investment strategist with Prudential Fixed Income. LONDON - European shares mostly slid lower and the euro hit a one-week US dollar low after an S&P warning ...

Qantas Super names new chief exec

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011
... of regulatory changes with the Stronger Super, and changes in the regulation of the industry with APRA taking on new prudential standard making powers. How our fund and every other fund responds to those changes will be a significant strategic challenge." ...

APRA urges trustees to adhere to industry standards

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
The Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority is calling on superannuation fund trustees to ensure the outsourced marketers and product designers of their funds are adhering to industry standards and that the trustees at all times are ultimately responsible. ...

APRA: Investment world still clouded with uncertainty

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2011
... interest earnings over much of 2010/11. But, warns APRA, there are dangers ahead. The annual report of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (ARPA), which supervises the majority of members of the superannuation industry in Australia, said that ...

APRA accepts EU from former Trio director

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has accepted an enforceable undertaking from the remaining Trio Capital director David O'Bryen. Under the terms, O'Bryen will not act as a trustee or as a responsible officer of a body corporate that is ...

MySuper legislation introduced

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011
... will have a simple set of product features, irrespective of who provides them." The Bill requires that the Australian Prudential and Regulation Authority (APRA) approve of MySuper's central features, including its single, diversified investment strategy ...

DHS to takeover early super release on compassionate grounds

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011
... the process under a service agreement since February. Before then, the administration was operated by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). The move to switch to the DHS first had to go through parliament, with legislation passed in ...

APRA executive appointed secretary general of Basel

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011
... banking standard-setting body, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. Byres has been at the helm of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) as executive general manager, diversified institutions division for the past seven years and ...

Government publishes core elements of MySuper draft

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011
... Superannuation Legislation Amendment (MySuper Core Provisions) Act 2011 is October 13, 2011. Earlier this week the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority published a discussion paper centred around improved governance among super funds, including ...

APRA lays plans to improve super governance

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority will demand greater transparency on board selection, remuneration and manager selection and insist upon higher capital holdings among super funds. APRA, which is entitled to set prudential standards from ...