Australian government's FSI response endorses APRA on capital and promises retirement-income changes

The Australian government delivered its response to the financial-system inquiry (FSI) on October 20, accepting virtually all the inquiry's recommendations – including all those relevant to debt markets. The response offers a ringing endorsement of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA)'s path on bank capital requirements and lays out an agenda for provision of retirement income within the superannuation system.