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  • Improve privacy practices or else, OAIC warns CBA

    The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) will be required to review its privacy and data retention policies under threat of court action from the Australian Information Commissioner and Privacy Commissioner.

  • Volt gets full banking licence

    The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has today granted ‘challenger bank’ Volt a licence to operate as an authorised deposit-taking institution (ADI).

  • Banks ill-equipped for proposed APRA data demands

    ​Australia’s Authorised Deposit-Taking Institutions (ADIs) have inadequate technology infrastructure to meet the demands for higher quality data reporting being proposed by their regulator, a recent survey suggests.

  • Flash storage hits the right note for APRA AMCOS

    A flash storage array rollout in April 2014 has helped the Australian Performing Rights Association and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (APRA AMCOS) automatically identify music tracks and process royalty payments to its members.

  • ATO key to removing taxing government reports

    Businesses can use an encrypted software key to save time dealing with up to 12 State and Federal government agencies for financial reporting and to access services from next week.

  • APRA to review business processes and IT systems

    The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) will undergo a strategic review of its business processes and IT systems across its five business divisions. The review is being done as part of a the organisation’s strategic plan set out in 2008 and will look at the integration across APRA’s risk rating, activities and issues management, and periphery systems.

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