News and Publications

This article explains how APRA is reducing unnecessary regulatory burden while maintaining strong prudential standards, supporting productivity, competition and long-term financial stability.

This article outlines how APRA helps ensure that essential financial services remain available during major disruptions.

Learn how APRA advises the Department of Health on the implications of premium increase requests, ensuring the financial health and long-term sustainability of private health insurers.

This article explains the importance of capital buffers and how they contribute to financial strength for APRA-regulated ADIs and general insurers.

This article describes the cyber security risks facing financial institutions and APRA’s role in protecting customers and data.

This article explains how superannuation members and their benefits can be bulk transferred from one superannuation fund to another, for example in case of a merger of funds.

This article shows APRA’s role in supervising the use of words like “bank” or “banking” so the general public knows if they are dealing with an authorised bank.

This article explains why liquidity is critical to banks and how APRA regulates liquidity risk to protect depositors and financial system stability.

This article explains the framework of “prudential regulation” that supports financial system safety and stability.

This article outlines the Financial Claims Scheme, including who is covered by its financial protection and APRA’s role.