Australia & NZ

The review will consider whether Australia's Autonomous Sanctions Regulations and its associated instruments remain fit for purpose and how they can be made more efficient.

Australia is the inaugural chair and coordinator of the ICRTF, which will seek to drive international cooperation to tackle ransomware.

The framework consists of three documents setting set how the RBNZ selects matters for investigation, conducts investigations, and takes enforcement decisions.

New Zealand will look to increase its foreign reserves holdings over "a number of years" in order to minimise the market impact.

Former PwC tax partner Peter-John Collins leaked information about confidential tax reforms being proposed at the time.

The RBNZ intends to progress with proposals made in its November 2021 consultation, with some amendments following stakeholder feedback.

In APRA's 2022 ‘MySuper Heatmap', only one other super fund trustee charged more in administration fees than Diversa Trustees' product.

Risk management practices and controls used by fund managers reduce overall risk but "pockets of relatively higher risk" still exist.

NAB plans allow clients to use the stablecoin for repo transactions, cross-border remittances, and carbon credits trading.

The class action seeks compensation for Medibank customers who had their personal and health data stolen by Russia-linked hackers in last year.