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Gift and hospitality register

This page details any gifts or hospitality received by APRA employees valued at over $100 during the reporting periods noted below.

APRA Members 
 

This register covers 1 July – 30 September 2023 inclusive. The register is updated quarterly

Date providedDetails of the gift and/or hospitalityGift/hospitality providerValueRecipientOther information
8/8/2023Complimentary ticket to Investment Magazine's 2023 Retirement Conference in CanberraConexus Financial$539Margaret Cole,  Deputy ChairSpeaker at the conference, catering was provided as part of the event.
15/8/2023Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) hosted dinner for the Council of Financial Regulators (CFR)RBACatering only, unknown cost John Lonsdale, APRA ChairBy invitation only, catering was provided as part of the event.
15/8/2023Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) hosted dinner for the Council of Financial Regulators (CFR)RBACatering only, unknown cost Therese McCarthy Hockey, APRA MemberBy invitation only, catering was provided as part of the event.
23/08/2023Breakfast roundtable event (Superfund lending discussion)Visy and Australian Financial Review (AFR)Catering only, unknown costJohn Lonsdale,  APRA ChairParticipant in the roundtable discussion, catering was provided as part of the event.
23/08/2023Business Council of Australia Annual dinnerBusiness Council of Australia (BCA)Catering only, unknown costJohn Lonsdale,  APRA ChairBy invitation only, catering was provided as part of the event.
15/9/2023Industry farewell event for RBA Governor Philip Lowe Australian Banking AssociationCatering only, unknown costJohn Lonsdale,  APRA ChairBy invitation only, catering was provided as part of the event.
15/9/2023Industry farewell event for RBA Governor Philip Lowe Australian Banking AssociationCatering only, unknown costTherese McCarthy Hockey, APRA MemberBy invitation only, catering was provided as part of the event.
18/9/2023Hardcover book on financial regulationHerbert Smith Freehills$125Margaret Cole,  Deputy ChairSpeaker at the luncheon event. Book was surrendered to APRA.

APRA employees 
 

This register covers 1 January - 30 June 2023 inclusive. The register is updated biannually.

Date providedDetails of the gift and/or hospitalityGift/hospitality providerValueRecipientOther information
15/2/2023ACT Government Data & Analytics Summit 2023 RegistrationForefront Events$1,499APRA employee1 ticket provided
10/3/2023Complimentary registration for Law Council Superannuation Lawyer’s ConferenceThe Superannuation Committee of the Legal Practice Section of the Law Council of Australia$2,695APRA employee1 ticket, participant in panel session
14/3/2023Complimentary passes to BIS Oxford Economic Forecasting ConferenceBIS Oxford Economics$600APRA employees2 tickets provided
7/6/2023Complimentary attendance at ABA ConferenceAustralian Banking Association$1,705APRA employee1 ticket, participant in panel session
9/5/2023Complimentary attendance at Chief Data & Analytics Officer ConferenceCorinium Global Intelligence$2,600APRA employee1 ticket provided

The gift and hospitality register for prior time periods can be found here.