john lonsdale

Funds management

What does APRA's Lonsdale think about banks re-entering wealth?

APRA chair John Lonsdale believes it is a “strategic priority” that there is an appropriate suite of products for people approaching retirement, which could include from ...

Superannuation

FRAA makes 5 recommendations for APRA

The Financial Regulator Assessment Authority has released its review of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority....

Policy & Regulation

APRA releases remuneration standard

The remuneration standard comes into effect at the start of 2023 and aims to create more balanced incentive structures for the superannuation, insurance, and banking indu...

Financial planning

APRA launches Westpac investigation

The authority has increased the bank’s capital requirement to $1 billion and will focus on directors and senior managers that breached the Banking Act in relation to the ...

Policy & Regulation

APRA foreshadows getting ‘constructively tough’

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has signalled its intention to emulate the Australian Securities and Investments Commission by more frequently publishing t...

Policy & Regulation

APRA confirms super funds facing possible RC action

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has confirmed that a number of superannuation funds are facing the possibility of legal action as early as next month on th...

Policy & Regulation

Westpac fined for legal reporting requirement failure

APRA has fined the bank and two of its entities $1.5 million....

Policy & Regulation

APRA reveals enforcement strategy terms of reference

The prudential regulator has announced the terms of reference for a review of its enforcement strategy....

Policy & Regulation

Government creates second APRA deputy chair role

In an effort to strengthen the regulator, the Turnbull Government has nominated Treasury veteran John Lonsdale to fill a newly created second deputy chair role at the Aus...