All posts tagged "Wayne Byres"
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506Australia & NZAPRA Extends Regulatory Approach For Covid-19 Loan Deferrals
APRA will also allow banks to treat loans restructured by 31 March 2021 as 'performing' for capital and regulatory reporting purposes.
July 8, 2020 -
450Australia & NZ
Using Capital Buffers Not As Easy As Hoped: APRA Chair
Market expectations of bank capital levels and the knowledge that capital will eventually need to be rebuilt make it difficult for banks to dip into their buffers.
May 28, 2020 -
366Australia & NZ
‘Now is the Time’ for Banks to Use Buffers: APRA, RBA
APRA's Wayne Byres and the RBA's Philip Lowe said buffers were built up to be used in times of stress, and lower capital ratios are both expected and appropriate.
May 22, 2020 -
671Australia & NZBanks Sufficiently Capitalised to Pay Dividend, says RBA Governor
Australian banks are well-capitalised and have the ability to pay dividends, says RBA governor Philip Lowe. ANZ, Westpac and NAB are reportedly engaging with APRA on the issue.
April 23, 2020 -
539AML / KYCWestpac Expects to Pay A$900m Over AML Breaches
While the bank expects to make a provision of A$900mn over AUSTRAC's claim, it says the actual penalty may be materially higher or lower than this amount.
April 15, 2020 -
420Australia & NZ
APRA Asks ADIs, Insurers to Suspend Dividends, Cash Bonuses
Where Boards are confident they can approve a dividend on the basis of robust stress testing results that have been discussed with APRA, it should be at a “materially reduced level”.
April 8, 2020 -
402Australia & NZ
RBA, APRA Free Up Liquidity, Capital Buffers for Banks
New measures include an interest rate cut, a bond-buying programme, a term lending facility for banks, and relaxed expectations on bank capital ratios.
March 19, 2020 -
408Australia & NZ
APRA Publishes Strategic Priorities for the Year Ahead
Chairman Wayne Byres says publishing APRA's policy and supervision priorities supports the regulator's commitment to greater transparency and accountability.
January 31, 2020 -
997AML / KYC
Citi Sent 99pc of Westpac Transfers That Breached AUSTRAC Requirements
Citi is not under investigation, though AUSTRAC has criticised the bank for not providing sufficient information about the payments and the source of funds.
December 4, 2019 -
316Australia & NZ
ASIC, APRA Ink Updated MoU to Enhance Collaboration
The updated MoU was a royal commission recommendation to enable more proactive engagement between the two regulators.
December 2, 2019
