Australia & NZ

The discussion document sets out a proposed mandatory regime which seeks to ensure that material risks and opportunities are routinely considered in business and investment decisions.

Chi-X Australia depends entirely on ASX for clearing services, and is concerned that the larger bourse could use the CHESS replacement project to gain further competitive advantages.

ASIC says that RI Advice Group, acquired by IOOF from ANZ last year, failed to take reasonable steps to ensure that one of its advisers, John Doyle, provided appropriate advice and acted in clients’ best interests.

The government has approved a three-fold increase in the FMA’s litigation fund to NZ$6mn for the 2019/2020 year, a day before the annual report was released.

The sentence follows a conviction in August of 38 charges relating to a multi-million dollar fraud, set up to fund a lavish lifestyle and targeting vulnerable individuals.

Mutual banks are vulnerable to money laundering due to their high exposure to cash transactions, non-face-to-face service delivery, and outsourcing of AML compliance processes.

The first reporting day for portfolio holdings disclosure was set for 31 December this year, but the regulations which set out how this disclosure is to be organised have not yet been made.

The roadmap includes the development of new structured data capabilities, third party payment initiation, and the ability to link regular payments to a mobile number.

APRA is reviewing its implementation approach due to the complexity and significant burden of migrating all existing collections to the new solution.

The ruling could limit the ability of financial services firms to market and cross-sell investment products using the 'general advice' allowance under the law.