Stablecoins

Japan's Ruling Party Approves AI and On-Chain Finance Blueprint

21/05/2026

The policy proposal calls for a five-year roadmap to develop a new financial infrastructure using tokenised deposits, yen stablecoins, and AI.

Stablecoins

Japan Finalises Rules, Creating Legal Path for Foreign Stablecoins

20/05/2026

The regulator has amended key ordinances, allowing certain foreign trust-based stablecoins to be treated as payment instruments, not securities, from 1 June.

Structural Regulation

Australia Overhauls Foreign Investment Rules to Fast-Track Low-Risk Deals

20/05/2026

The government has announced reforms to streamline approvals for low-risk investments while increasing scrutiny over sensitive sectors and national security risks.

Market Data & Technology

APRA to Publish Separate Data on Cyber, Management Liability Insurance

20/05/2026

The regulator is consulting on a new format for its national insurance database, proposing to publish key product line data separately.

Structural Regulation

ASIC Details Progress on Multi-Year Regulatory Simplification Drive

20/05/2026

The regulator has outlined key achievements in reducing compliance burdens and plans for further digital transformation and cross-agency collaboration.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

APRA Disqualifies Former Xinja Chair Under Accountability Regime

20/05/2026

The six-year ban follows an investigation into undisclosed ‘side agreements’ that misrepresented the failed neobank’s capital position, marking the third such action against its former executives.

Structural Regulation

Australia Orders Chinese Investors to Divest Rare Earths Stake

20/05/2026

The order is the latest in a series of government interventions to protect a critical minerals company from foreign control on national security grounds.

Reporting & Disclosures

ASIC Sets Financial Reporting, Audit and Sustainability Focus for 2026–27

19/05/2026

ASIC will focus on asset impairment, auditor independence, and the first wave of sustainability reports in its upcoming surveillance activities for the new financial year.

Reporting & Disclosures

ASIC Flags Key Deficiencies in First Mandatory Climate Reports

19/05/2026

ASIC has published early observations on the first mandatory sustainability reports, highlighting several areas where entities are falling short of new requirements.