Regulation

The government has committed $58.7 million to “strengthen” APRA’s enforcement powers after the regulator was criticised by the royal commission.

The prudential regulator has tentatively backed the use of benchmarks in mortgage assessments in its response to the royal commission’s interim report.

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APRA’s chairman has said that the financial system in Australia is fundamentally sound, but he was willing to work on improvements.

The prudential regulator has informed banks that measures underpinning the Banking Executive Accountability Regime may be “enhanced” and “built on” over time.

The Australian government has passed legislation designed to provide ASIC and the ACCC with new investigative powers to assess contract terms.

The chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has said that the corporate regulator will move forward with more “court-based litigation” against financial institutions

The prudential regulator has released a new paper to help banks meet their obligations under the accountability regime, which it hopes will “genuinely strengthen accountability and drive ...

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has responded to the Hayne commission interim report by saying that a good banking system is produced by good bankers and “can’t be left to ...

New regulations and tougher sanctions alone will not “solve the risk of poor conduct”, and may have unintended consequences amid a slowdown in the credit and housing markets, according to ...