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Under the updates to Prudential Standard CPS 511 Remuneration, APRA-regulated entities will need to annually publish information on their remuneration frameworks, design, governance and outcomes.

APRA has directed Sureplan Friendly Society Limited (Sureplan) to rectify the incorrect capital treatment of one of its assets.

The letter released today outlines APRA's plans to commence the first annual review of its data directions roadmap. It also provides additional clarity on APRA’s near-term data priorities to help entities prepare for ongoing engagement and consultation.

To support early engagement with entities and to enable the timely implementation of the FAR, APRA and ASIC have released a package of key documents for consultation including proposed Regulator rules and proposed Transitional rules.

The FAQs provide guidance on commonly asked questions about reporting.

A thematic review of how superannuation trustees are supporting their members under the Retirement Income Covenant has found that trustees need to make more progress to enhance retirement outcomes. The review was conducted jointly by APRA and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). 

Prudential standard CPS 230 Operational Risk Management provides a foundation for APRA-regulated entities to better manage operational risks and respond to business disruptions. The new standard will commence from 1 July 2025. 

APRA supports the recommendations made by the Review, which aim to build on APRA’s progress in improving superannuation trustees’ delivery of beneficial outcomes for superannuation members. 
APRA will act on these recommendations, including through initiatives already underway.

This scholarship program, jointly funded by APRA and the RBA, supports up to four scholarships each year to the value of $15,000 each. The purpose of the scholarship is to support research students pursuing careers in finance, economics, actuarial science, econometrics, statistics, or related disciplines.

Early findings from an expansive APRA study on cyber resilience in financial services show there is a need to raise the bar. With the risk cyberattacks pose to institutions and the Australian community, APRA is rigorously targeting areas of non-compliance.