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APRA's fresh guardrails to impact property investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... move to pre-emptively contain a build-up of housing-related vulnerabilities in the financial system, APRA chair John Lonsdale said. From 1 February 2026, the limit on home loans will allow authorised deposit-taking institutions (ADIs) to lend up to 20% ...

APRA updates governance framework

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
... skills, perceived conflicts of interest, and publication of registers of relevant interests and duties. APRA chair John Lonsdale said APRA remains committed to uplifting standards of governance in banking, insurance and superannuation. "Effective governance ...

APRA to hunt for new deputy chair

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2025
... the end of her current term on 30 June 2026. Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the role will be advertised. APRA chair John Lonsdale said Cole has made an outstanding contribution to APRA since she joined in 2021. "APRA has benefitted from successive appointments ...

ASIC, APRA outline regulatory reform opportunities

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... for regulatory reform in letters sent to Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Finance Minister Katy Gallagher. APRA chair John Lonsdale noted potential changes to the superannuation performance test, saying he agrees changes can be made. "Our view is that we need ...

APRA sets higher cybersecurity expectations for trustees

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2025
... dependencies," APRA wrote in its newly published 2025-26 Corporate Plan. At a media briefing yesterday, APRA chair John Lonsdale said that super funds are "making progress" on implementing MFA. "We've made our wish very clear as to what we'd ...

Super funds, banks say cybersecurity is now their biggest concern

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2025
... respondents felt APRA's prudential framework changes adequately considered the costs imposed on industry. APRA chair John Lonsdale said the Stakeholder Survey played a valuable role in shaping APRA's approach to supervision and policy development. "At ...

APRA acknowledges need to reduce regulatory burden

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
... stability and to improve risk management in their organisations. We welcome their continued endorsement," APRA chair John Lonsdale said. "We are also aware of the need for us to strike the right balance between financial safety and not unnecessarily ...

APRA hits ANZ with $1bn capital penalty

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
... identified root causes that have contributed to the emergence and persistence of risk governance shortcomings. APRA chair John Lonsdale said the regulator was not prepared to wait for the possibility of a serious prudential problem crystallising at ANZ ...

Investors warned to sell hybrids before phase out

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025
... to the complexity of using it, the potential for legal challenges and the risk of causing contagion," APRA chair John Lonsdale said at the time. "By replacing AT1 with forms of capital that are more reliable in a stress situation, Australia's banks will ...

Super, insurance, and bank boards' 'poor practices' targeted by APRA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
... benchmarks, address poor practice, and ensure directors have the necessary "skills, experience, and character." APRA chair John Lonsdale said effective governance is fundamental to financial stability and sound risk management, adding that the boards ...