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APRA’s consultation on a new prudential standard designed to strengthen the management of operational risk in the banking, insurance and superannuation industries.
In its annual information paper on the countercyclical capital buffer (CCyB), APRA today confirmed that it maintained the CCyB at zero per cent of risk-weighted assets (RWA) in 2021.
This information paper sets out APRA’s framework for the use of macroprudential policy measures to promote the stability of Australia’s financial system.
The first Climate Vulnerability Assessment (CVA) of Australia’s five largest banks provides insights into the potential financial exposure of institutions, the financial system and economy to the physical and transition risks of climate change.
In this information paper APRA outlined stronger requirements for being granted a banking licence, and closer supervision of new entrants as they seek to establish themselves.
In its annual information paper on the countercyclical capital buffer (CCyB), APRA confirmed that based on its assessment of the systemic risk environment for authorised deposit-taking institutions (ADIs), it considers that a zero per cent CCyB remains appropriate and will likely remain so until the end of 2021.
This paper details the results of stress testing activities in relation to the banking system which were taken in response to the uncertain environment associated with COVID-19.
This paper provides key elements of the feedback provided to large ADIs from a review of the implementation of the Banking Executive Accountability Regime (BEAR) and identifies a range of better practice observations.