SYDNEY, May 19 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release:
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has disqualified the former chair of Xinja Bank Limited (Xinja), Lindley Edwards, from being an accountable person of any authorised deposit-taking institution1 under the Financial Accountability Regime (FAR).
Ms Edwards is disqualified for a period of six years for failing to comply with her accountability obligations as an accountable person of Xinja during 2020. Ms Edwards is the third accountable person of Xinja that APRA has disqualified. APRA announced its disqualifications of Eric Wilson for eight years and non-executive director Craig Swanger for 10 years on 9 October 2025.2 This is...