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APRA outlines plans to refocus Appointed Actuary role

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has proposed improvements for the Appointed Actuary role within insurance companies. The Appointed Actuary is a mandatory position insurers must have to provide independent, expert advice to boards ...

QSuper calms super raid fears

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2016
... government will manage the Defined Benefit Scheme to minimise over-funding and based on the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) funding standards that apply to similar corporate schemes. The State Actuary has advised that a repatriation ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2016
... investors in April - undoubtedly impacted by tighter lending criteria resulting from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's (APRA) macro-prudential policy target of limiting investment property loan growth to no more than 10% per annum - accounted ...

Latest APRA stats show drop in super assets

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
... Superannuation assets fell 0.6% in the year to 31 March, according to the latest stats from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority. Total super assets dropped to $2 trillion in the 12-month period partially driven by poor investment performance. ...

Financial Sector Advisory Council back in action

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... system regulators: the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC); the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA); and the Payments System Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). The Council will also provide advice to the Treasurer ...

Government acts on income streams review

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2016
... to be prohibited. It also says Self-Managed Superannuation Funds (SMSFs) and small Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) funds should not be eligible to offer products in the new category.

Drop in regulator staff numbers under coalition

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
... Office staff numbers have fallen from 22,022 to 18,482 - or 16.1% - in the same period. Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) staff numbers have also fallen 3.1% to 590 since 2013-14. The independent think tank said it is concerned there ...

Regulators defended in calls for Royal Commission

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
... Turnbull said both the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) had powers equal to a Royal Commission, and more in some circumstances. "What Mr Shorten is really trying to do of ...

Super fund outflow ratios cause for concern

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
... their future viability. Speaking at the Banking and Wealth Summit in Sydney yesterday, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) deputy chairman Helen Rowell described the issue as "critical" and "not getting the attention that it should across ...

Equip appoints new board members

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
... enabling the appointment of independent directors required the fund to apply to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) for a variation of its licence so that it could appoint two independents. "As APRA has not yet approved this, the board ...