Markets & Infrastructure

Market Data & Technology

ASIC Launches New, Free Company Search Service

By Editors | 06/07/2026

ASIC has launched a new public beta search service, offering free access to company register information alongside its existing paid platform.

Data Privacy

ACCC Targets Data Quality and Non-Bank Lender CDR Readiness

By Editors | 06/07/2026

The ACCC has detailed its current compliance priorities for the Consumer Data Right, focusing on upcoming obligations for non-bank lenders.

Tokenisation

Tokenisation in EMDE Markets Faces Regulatory, Infrastructure Hurdles

By Manesh Samtani | 06/07/2026

New report finds that while tokenisation offers emerging economies a chance to leapfrog legacy systems, progress is stalled by regulatory uncertainty and infrastructure gaps.

Payments & Settlements

Australian Lawmakers Urge Probes Into Card Fees and Apple's Market Power

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 06/07/2026

A parliamentary committee has called for competition inquiries into the card payments market and Apple's dominance in digital wallets.

Tokenisation

Tokenisation Will Lead to ‘Institutional Redesign’ of Market Infrastructure - IMF

By Manesh Samtani | 04/07/2026

New paper argues that tokenisation will reconfigure, not eliminate, financial market infrastructures, and calls for a hybrid model that blends code and institutional oversight.

Structural Regulation

Singapore Exchange Overhauls Custody Rules, Cuts Board Lots

By Nithya Subramanian | 04/07/2026

SGX is set to align its post-trade custody model with global standards and reduce board lot sizes to improve market access and affordability for investors.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

Malaysia Mandates E-Wallet Scam Payouts for Security Failures

By Nithya Subramanian | 04/07/2026

E-wallet providers must reimburse scam victims within seven days if they fail to implement required anti-fraud measures, even where users are partly at fault.

Clearing & Post-Trade

Global CCPs Urge Halt to Proposed Margin Disclosure Rules

By Manesh Samtani | 04/07/2026

CCP Global tells CPMI and IOSCO that new disclosure proposals are misleading and calls for a coordinated approach that includes clearing members.

Structural Regulation

Australia Considers Break-Up of Big Four Firms After Scandals

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 03/07/2026

The government has released a discussion paper floating options including structural separation and bringing firms under the corporate regulator's purview.