Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (Apra)

Apra exec defends modifications

SINGAPORE – An executive from the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (Apra) defended the supervisor's decision to dramatically modify its approach to the Basel II standardised approach in a discussion paper released at the end of July.

NAB gears up for forex options restart

National Australia Bank (NAB) has made two senior derivatives trading appointments in preparation for the future reopening of its forex options desk. The desk closed early last year following a trading scandal.

Setting a timetable

Regulators in Australia and Japan are the latest to set deadlines for their banks to comply with Basel II, and both differ slightly from the Basel Committee’s schedule. Nick Sawyer reports

NAB makes regulatory commitment

National Australia Bank (NAB) will submit a number of reports to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) as part of its efforts to repair the damage caused by the foreign exchange options scandal that enveloped the company earlier…

NAB makes regulatory commitment

National Australia Bank (NAB) will submit a number of reports to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) as part of its efforts to repair the damage caused by the foreign exchange options scandal that enveloped the company earlier…

NAB to reopen options desk

National Australia Bank (NAB) hopes to reopen its currency options desk in the "near term", said chairman Graham Kraehe last week, reports RiskNews' sister publication, FX Week .

NAB releases Apra report

National Australia Bank has unexpectedly released in full a report by Australia’s banking regulator, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (Apra), on the A$360 million options trading debacle.

Bank West aims for advanced IRB

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has stated that it expects its four largest banks – ANZ, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, National Australia Bank and Westpac – to adopt the most advanced approaches to measuring credit and operational…

Ready and waiting

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority is confident that the country's financial institutions are well placed for the implementation of Basel II, and expects the four largest banks to implement the advanced IRB approach.

Beyond the pail

Australia’s regulator has hinted that it may work outside of the Basel Accord to set its own risk weightings for residential mortgages if adjustments aren’t made, writes Nick Sawyer.

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