APRA imposes licence conditions on Bendigo and Adelaide Bank

18 August 2026MediumAPRAEnforcement

After a root cause review found longstanding weaknesses in non-financial risk management, APRA imposed licence conditions and kept a $50m operational risk capital add-on in place. It signals APRA expects demonstrable, sustained remediation, not just documented programs.

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