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Ian Laughlin
5 March 2013
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
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International Regulatory Initiatives: Is there a case for more - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
International Regulatory Initiatives: Is there a case for more - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Insurance Council of Australia 2013 Regulatory Update Seminar International Regulatory Initiatives: Is there a case for more regulation in Australia? Ian Laughlin 5 March 2013 Australian Prudential Regulation Authority 1 Can a Prudential
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I can’t get no satisfaction …..Rolling Stones
Can a Prudential Regulator ever be satisfied?
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I can’t get no satisfaction …..Rolling Stones Show me a thoroughly satisfied man, and I will show you a failure ……Thomas Edison
Can a Prudential Regulator ever be satisfied?
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APRA Mission
Our core mission is to establish and enforce prudential standards and practices designed to ensure that under all reasonable circumstances, financial promises made by institutions we supervise are met within a stable, efficient and competitive financial system.
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- Active supervision + assertive intervention
- Heed to the past; focus on future
- Intensity reflects size and risk
- PSs comprehensive; appropriate depth
- Principles-based; not rules and punishment
- APRA strong understanding of industry;
thorough working knowledge of insurer
- APRA people
APRA Strategy
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International influences
- IAIS – ICPs, ComFrame, G-SIIs
- FSB
- FSAP and the IMF/World Bank
- Basel Committee(?)
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- FSAP issues
- D-SIIs, recovery plans
- Reinsurance management
- Cat models
- Reinsurance arrangements data collection?
- ART
- Risk Appetite
- Governance
- Level 3
- Strengthening APRA’s powers