The two Bills currently before the committee represent the government's response to the committee's 2009 inquiry into financial products and services in Australia.

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has released performance data for individual superannuation funds, covering the eight-year period from 2004 to 2011.

The International Association of Insurance Supervisors has used its new monitoring tools by issuing the first report to emerge from its thematic self-assessment and peer review process.

Helen Rowell, the Executive General Manager of the Supervisory Support Division at the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority presented a speech to the Insurance Council of Australia in which she noted that APRA is increasing its focus on how insurers set their risk appetite after reviews raised