Authorised Deposit-Taking Institutions Prudential Standards - Australian Government

Description

You must comply with these standards if you operate an authorised deposit-taking institution (ADI). The Agency has enacted a collection of prudential standards to ensure ADIs are operated appropriately. ADIs can include:

  • banks
  • building societies
  • credit unions.

The standards require ADIs to adopt prudent practice in relation to:

  • measurement of capital
  • credit risk
  • operational risk
  • market risk
  • interest rate risk
  • securitisation
  • covered Bonds
  • liquidity
  • credit quality
  • large exposures
  • related entities
  • outsourcing
  • business continuity management
  • risk management of credit card activities
  • audit and related matters
  • public disclosure
  • governance
  • purchased payment facilities
  • financial claims scheme.

Service type

Code of Practice

A code of practice is a set of rules which details how people in a certain industry should behave. A code of practice can be defined as a result of legislation or by industry regulators and bodies.

Act(s) name

Banking Act 1959 Australian Government

Administering agency

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority

Contact details

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