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Banks throw Australians a second lifeline

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... arrangements after a thorough credit assessment of the borrower to ascertain if an extension is appropriate. APRA chair Wayne Byres said the extension would allow Australia's banks to continue to support borrowers through the crisis. "These measures ...

APRA quashes super liquidity concerns

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... advice to the government about the need for the Reserve Bank to provide liquidity assistance to super funds. APRA chair Wayne Byres said the issue was raised at the Council of Financial Regulators - which includes ASIC and the RBA - in the "early days" ...

APRA urged to probe industry funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
Liberal MP Tim Wilson has written to APRA chair Wayne Byres urging the regulator to conduct an investigation into vertical integration at industry super funds and related conflicts of interest. Wilson, who chairs the House of Representatives' Standing ...

Banks urged to step up

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe and APRA chair Wayne Byres have called on the big banks to support the Australian COVID-19 recovery, rather than their shareholders. Speaking during a FINSIA webinar, Lowe said over the past decade APRA ...

APRA heat map update in doubt

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
... be conducted virtually, unless absolutely necessary, and will continue as long as necessary," APRA said. APRA chair Wayne Byres said it was more important for regulated entities to focus on the current crisis than the next tranche of regulatory work ...

Banks defer small business loan repayments

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... regulators have also jumped on board to help struggling businesses with APRA lowering bank capital requirements. APRA chair Wayne Byres said the regulator was pursuing a program to build up the financial strength of the system for many years, when banks ...

APRA names new executive director

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... help non-executive director roles at Anglicare Victoria, Cash Services Australia and The each Foundation. APRA chair Wayne Byres said he is pleased to welcome Roberts into her new role. "Her background across a diverse range of roles in Australia and ...

Regulators circle as scandal engulfs Westpac

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
... and disqualification of senior directors and executives as it considers whether to launch legal action. APRA chair Wayne Byres told a parliamentary hearing on Monday that the watchdog would confirm by the end of the month whether it would launch legal ...

Enforcement appetite is working: APRA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2019
... Economics that despite tough conditions it has shown an increased appetite to be "constructively tough". APRA chair Wayne Byres told the committee that broader enforcement capabilities have allowed the regulator to achieve better results. "APRA is not ...

Culture change must not be a fad: APRA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
APRA chair Wayne Byres told Australia's banking lobby that changes to the sector's culture cannot disappear once the spotlight moves away. Speaking at the Australian Banking Association's national economic series in Sydney on Wednesday, Byres said APRA's ...