The Government will expand the Federal Court’s jurisdiction in relation to criminal corporate crime. The Royal Commission has emphasised that effective deterrence through judicial decisions relies on the timely institution of proceedings and punishment of misconduct. The Government agrees, and Read More …
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6.8 — Extending the BEAR
Over time, provisions modelled on the BEAR should be extended to all APRA‑regulated financial services institutions. APRA and ASIC should jointly administer those new provisions. Government Response The Government agrees to extend the BEAR to all APRA regulated entities, including Read More …
5.7 — Supervision of culture and governance
In conducting its prudential supervision of APRA‑regulated institutions and in revising its prudential standards and guidance, APRA should: build a supervisory program focused on building culture that will mitigate the risk of misconduct; use a risk‑based approach to its reviews; Read More …
5.3 — Revised prudential standards and guidance
In revising its prudential standards and guidance about the design and implementation of remuneration systems, APRA should: require APRA‑regulated institutions to design their remuneration systems to encourage sound management of non‑financial risks, and to reduce the risk of misconduct; require Read More …
Culture, governance and remuneration
Because primary responsibility for misconduct in the financial services industry lies with the entities concerned and those who manage and control them, effective leadership, good governance and appropriate culture within the entities are fundamentally important. And culture, governance and remuneration Read More …
Regulators and compliance
The recommendations seek to improve the effectiveness of the regulators in deterring misconduct and ensuring that there are just and appropriate consequences for misconduct. Some recommendations seek to increase the ways in which the regulators can enforce the law by Read More …
Culture and governance
Recommendation 5.6 – Changing culture and governance All financial services entities should, as often as reasonably possible, take proper steps to: assess the entity’s culture and its governance; identify any problems with that culture and governance; deal with those problems; Read More …
Remuneration
Recommendation 5.1 – Supervision of remuneration – principles, standards and guidance In conducting prudential supervision of remuneration systems, and revising its prudential standards and guidance about remuneration, APRA should give effect to the principles, standards and guidance set out in Read More …
Enforceability of industry codes
Recommendation 1.15 – Enforceable code provisions The law should be amended to provide: that ASIC’s power to approve codes of conduct extends to codes relating to all APRA-regulated institutions and ACL holders; that industry codes of conduct approved by ASIC Read More …
7.3 An accountability regime
The essential thesis that informs the BEAR is that a sound risk culture coupled with effective corporate governance and the imposition of stronger consequences will improve accountability. Improved accountability ultimately translates to improved performance. APRA has said that the establishment Read More …