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APRA updates enforcement approach

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2019
... tough" enforcement appetite it adopted in the original document. The regulator said it will take into account financial stability of organisations and make its determinations on a case by case basis. However, where there is no concern, APRA will typically ...

Chief economist update: Jerome is in the Hole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2019
... meeting." "Finally, a few participants expressed concerns that further monetary accommodation presented a risk to financial stability in certain sectors of the economy or that a reduction in the target range for the federal funds rate at this meeting ...

APRA proposes new remuneration standard

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2019
... Recommendation 5.1 states APRA should give effect to the principles, standards and guidance set out in the Financial Stability Board's publications concerning sound compensation principles and practices. Recommendation 5.3 suggests APRA-regulated ...

APRA forced to overhaul culture, capabilities

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2019
... sector, and oftentimes puts it in the "back seat" next to the banking and insurance, given that it does not pose financial stability issues. The panel said it was not enough that APRA has increasingly focused on member outcomes in the last few years ...

Chief economist update: The back-to-back rate cuts Australia has to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
... costs had to be balanced against the potential risks in terms of asset misallocation and asset mispricing and financial stability risks as we move forward." But if you think that's the end of RBA rate cuts, Lowe's statement promised that: "The ...

Beware tech firms in financial services

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2019
... of a new financial services subsidiary for the company called Calibra. Risks identified by the BIS include financial stability and consumer protection in an area that may be innovating faster than regulators can keep up as well as the well-known issue ...

Chief economist update: ECB exit proves premature

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2019
... only exacerbate the single currency region's weakening growth fundamentals. Perhaps, worse. The ECB's Financial Stability Review (FSR) report released this month warned "weaker than expected growth and a possible escalation of trade tensions ...

Chief economist update: The power of one

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2019
... the December 2018 quarter) was running at a record high 189.6% of disposable income - ultimately, lifting financial stability risks.

Chief economist update: A good problem to have?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2019
... path for policy, insofar as it implied lower interest rates for longer periods of time, could lead to greater financial stability risks." Take a boat ride across the Atlantic, and you'll find that in spite of the overhanging uncertainty that is Brexit ...

RBA issues stern climate change warning

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
The Reserve Bank of Australia says the economy faces an "abrupt" blow to financial stability from climate change. In a speech, RBA's deputy governor Guy Debelle said climate change will likely have a permanent effect on the Australian economic landscape. ...