APRA to appear before Economics Committee in Canberra

THE Chairman and other Executive Members of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) will appear before the House Economics Committee this coming Friday 20 March 2015 in Parliament House, Canberra.

The Chair of the committee, John Alexander OAM MP said, "We are looking forward to continuing our scrutiny of APRA on important issues in prudential regulation including governance and accountability in the superannuation industry, the resilience of the banking sector to possible global shocks, the implications of new capital requirements for banks, and property lending standards."

Mr Alexander also commented that the potential implications for APRA of some of the recent Financial System Inquiry recommendations, if adopted by Government, were of interest to the committee.

Public Hearing Details

Committee: House of Representatives Economics Committee
Venue: Committee Room 2R1, Parliament House, Canberra
Date: Friday, 20 March 2015
Time: 9.30am to 12.30pm
Webcast: The hearing will be webcast live on www.aph.gov.au/live

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