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APRA Clarifies Implementation of Global Liquidity Standards in Australia

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has clarified the treatment of high‑quality liquid assets it will apply when implementing the new global liquidity standard announced by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in December 2010.
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

APRA Targets Insurer’s “Risk Appetites”

Helen Rowell, the Executive General Manager of the Supervisory Support Division at the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority presented a speech to the Insurance Council of Australia in which she noted that APRA is increasing its focus on how insurers set their risk appetite after reviews raised
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

OECD States that Urgent Reform is the Key to Securing Asia’s Pension Systems

Asia’s pension systems need modernising urgently to deliver secure, sustainable and adequate retirement incomes for today’s workers in the context of the rapid population ageing that will occur over the next two decades, according to a new report from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and De
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

APRA Releases New Prudential Standard For Financial Claims Scheme

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has released “Prudential Standard “APS 910 Financial Claims Scheme” that implements some of the operational requirements of the Financial Claims Scheme for authorised deposit-taking institutions.
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Thursday, December 22, 2011

Financial Services Authority Consults on Proposed Regulatory Prudent Valuation Return

The Financial Services Authority has released a consultation paper to receive feedback on the proposed format of the "regulatory prudent valuation return", including showing the net and gross balance sheets for a defined list of asset classes, together with the potential downside and upsid
Originally Published: 
Wednesday, December 14, 2011

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