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APRA has published a new letter to industry outlining its policy and supervision priorities for banking, superannuation and insurance for the first six months of the year.

The annual friendly society bulletin provides an aggregated summary of the friendly society industry for a 12-month reference period.

APRA publishes life insurance institution-level statistics on a biannual basis. These statistics relate to financial performance, position and capital adequacy.

The letter released today follows the survey conducted by APRA at the end of 2022 on the sustainability of group life insurance in superannuation.

APRA releases its annual update on macroprudential policy outlining the reasons why existing policy settings remain appropriate.

In this edition of APRA Insight, APRA outlines how banks, insurers and superannuation trustees can improve their data management practices, after a multi-year pilot study on the management of data risk among the companies we regulate.

The proposed new prudential standard CPS 001 Defined terms (CPS 001) follows APRA’s strategic initiative to Modernise the Prudential Architecture and it aims to consolidate existing definitions across different standards into one place.

The supplementary tables released today contain information on insurance offered to superannuation members on a default basis.

The letter to industry issued today follows the consultation released in June 2023 on APRA's proposed updates to ensure that the framework for ADIs and insurers is refreshed in a timely manner between more comprehensive reviews of prudential standards.

APRA's Annual Report is prepared in accordance with sections 43 and 46 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.