In the final week of the first half, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) spoke to the end of the cycle of bank regulation that has governed international standards since the financial crisis, commenting on balancing international standards and national interest. Meanwhile, Ecplix Group issued the first New Zealand dollar-denominated public securitisation transaction of this year, printing NZ$224.39 million (US$164.18 million) of asset-backed securities.