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1584 charsAustralian Prudential Regulation Authority Publishes Corporate Plan for 2026-27
On August 19, 2026, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) published its Corporate Plan for 2026-27, setting out its strategic objectives and planned activities for the next four years.
The Corporate Plan outlines APRA's purpose, strategic objectives, and intended outcomes across multiple areas. It identifies key risks and opportunities influencing APRA's strategic priorities and details the authority's strategic objectives in depth. The plan establishes performance measures and targets for 2026-27, providing transparency on how APRA will measure progress against its goals. The document also sets out APRA's governance arrangements, risk framework, and key delivery risks, ensuring stakeholders understand the authority's operational structure and risk management approach.
The Corporate Plan serves as APRA's primary strategic document, guiding the regulator's activities across banking, insurance, and superannuation sectors. It reflects APRA's commitment to maintaining financial system stability and protecting consumers through prudent regulation and supervision of financial institutions.
The full Corporate Plan is available as a PDF document (1.20 MB) on APRA's website. Previous corporate plans, including the 2025-26 and 2024-25 versions, remain accessible for reference. APRA's 2024-25 Annual Report is also available, providing further detail on the authority's performance and activities during that period.
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Australian Prudential Regulation Authority. "APRA Corporate Plan 2026-27." Accessed August 19, 2026. https://www.apra.gov.au/
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On August 19, 2026, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) published its Corporate Plan 2026-27, setting out its strategic objectives and planned activities for the next four years.
APRA identifies three strategic objectives in its plan: maintaining financial safety and stability; improving the efficiency and proportionality of regulation; and making APRA itself a more agile and effective regulator.
For banks and other regulated financial institutions, the biggest near-term supervisory priorities are:
AI and cybersecurity: APRA will increase the frequency and depth of supervisory engagement on AI and cyber risk. Firms using AI are expected to demonstrate appropriate governance, risk management, operational resilience and board oversight . APRA will also focus specifically on AI-enabled cyber threats.
Quantum-computing preparedness: APRA expects institutions to make timely progress towards post-quantum cryptography, referring to the ASD expectation that organisations have transition plans by the end of 2026 and begin implementation by the end of 2028.
Operational resilience: APRA will continue reviewing implementation of CPS 230 , including thematic reviews of operational and technology risk at general insurers and specialist payment providers. It will also increase scrutiny of dependencies on material service providers and common technology platforms.
Geopolitical risk: Firms should expect geopolitical risk to feature more heavily in routine supervision. APRA expects entities to demonstrate that risks such as sanctions, trade disruption and conflict are reflected in their strategy, risk appetite and board oversight. Certain larger institutions will face targeted readiness assessments.
Stress and crisis preparedness: APRA will increase scrutiny of business-continuity planning and expects firms to regularly test their ability to withstand severe but plausible disruptions. It will also conduct further system-level stress testing and crisis simulation exercises.