Australia

Australia CSLR Levy Estimate Sparks Calls for Reform

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 20/11/2025

The estimate for financial advisers is over six times the sector cap, prompting industry bodies to warn of an unsustainable burden and a broken funding model.

AML / KYC

AUSTRAC Warns Payment Platforms Over Child Exploitation Risks

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 20/11/2025

AUSTRAC is urging firms to leverage its guidance to detect and report illicit payments for abuse material.

AML / KYC

AUSTRAC Unveils New Platform to Modernise Financial Crime Reporting

By Manesh Samtani | 19/11/2025

The new AUSTRAC Online portal aims to simplify compliance for over 17,000 regulated businesses, concluding a multi-year systems transformation.

Market Infrastructure

FSB Spotlights Bank Resolution Tools, Cross-border Hurdles for APAC

By Manesh Samtani | 18/11/2025

New paper outlines practices for using 'transfer tools' in bank failures, citing a Malaysian case study and ongoing cross-border challenges.

Securities / Derivatives

Lessons From Australia’s AT1 Migration Could Reignite Global Debate over Capital

By Blake Evans-Pritchard | 18/11/2025

Australia is so far the only market to have taken active steps to fully phase out AT1 bonds. But other jurisdictions are closely watching the progress.

Securities / Derivatives

Industry Backs ASIC Roadmap but Warn on Public Market Hurdles

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 17/11/2025

executives from Goldman Sachs, BlackRock and ART say ASIC's new roadmap is a clear way forward for the private credit market.

AML / KYC

Crypto Exchange Gemini Eyes Further Expansion in APAC Markets

By Manesh Samtani | 17/11/2025

Gemini is prioritising markets with clearer regulatory paths while localising products and navigating Asia's fragmented rulebooks, its APAC head says.

ESG / Sustainability

Australia Migrates New Blockchain-based Registry for Carbon Units

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 17/11/2025

The Clean Energy Regulator's new platform unifies key carbon units and is designed for API integration with external trading systems, moving away from a single exchange model.

Enforcement

ASIC Sues Licensee, Research House in Major Super Fund Collapse Probe

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 15/11/2025

ASIC alleges widespread failures by a licensee, advisers, and a research house in the collapse of two high-risk funds.