Australia & NZ

From November 2021, all intermediaries for incoming cross-border payments must be able to receive ISO 20022 enhanced message content, and to pass on those messages in full.

Some stockbrokers reportedly mis-classified retail clients as sophisticated investors in order to sell them poor-performing listed investment funds.

ASIC proposes to grant conditional relief for voluntary escrow arrangements and pre-prospectus communications to existing shareholders and employees.

More extreme events have a low probability but are still plausible, illustrating the importance of managing cyber resilience effectively, the RBNZ says.

APRA will develop guidance on climate change financial risk, conduct a vulnerability assessment of ADIs, and include ESG in superannuation investment governance guidance.

Regtech is not fintech, says Stephen Scott at Starling. While fintech firms look to regulators for permission, what most regtech firms require from regulators is their collaboration.

ASX is consulting on operating rules relating to corporate actions, mFund and RTGS payment aspects for 'Day 1' implementation of CHESS Replacement system functionality.

Larger ADIs have better stress testing governance practices and scenario development processes, and make better use of stress test results, than smaller institutions.

ASIC proposes mortgage brokers be required to identify what interests they or their related parties have, and to not provide credit assistance where it is not possible to prioritise consumer interests.

An essential first step to prepare for the FAR is for organisations to clarify internal lines of accountability, says APRA's Helen Rowell.