Australia

ESG / Sustainability

IGCC Devises Climate Resilience Strategy

By ESG Investor | 25/08/2023

Adaptation themes will be incorporated into IGCC’s workstreams to drive investment in climate resilience across Australia and New Zealand.

Crypto / Digital Assets

RBA Completes CBDC Research Project, Issues Findings

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 24/08/2023

The project highlighted areas where a CBDC could enhance the payments system, but also raised a number of legal and regulatory issues.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Thailand Threatens to Ban Facebook Over Fraudulent Crypto Ads

By Mark Johnston | 24/08/2023

Thailand has threatened to ban Facebook if it does not stop allowing fraudulent crypto ads on its platform.

ESG / Sustainability

RBNZ Releases Results of Second Climate Risk Survey

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 24/08/2023

Just over half of the entities have not yet undertaken climate-related scenario analysis, though all plan to do so in the next 12 months.

ESG / Sustainability

New Zealand to Enhance ETS Market Governance Framework

By Mark Johnston | 22/08/2023

The government has agreed to two proposals to improve market governance for the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme.

Crypto / Digital Assets

New Zealand: Collapsed Crypto Firm Reported to FMA, SFO

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 22/08/2023

Grant Thornton has contacted regulators about a NZ$6.3 million shortfall between reported user holdings and the digital assets held by collapsed crypto firm Dasset.

Crypto / Digital Assets

NZ Parliamentary Report Warns Against Overregulating Digital Assets

By Manesh Samtani | 21/08/2023

New Zealand does not need to urgently design and implement an integrated regulatory framework for digital assets at this time, the report says.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Australia Sentences Crypto Lender for Falsely Claiming it Had Credit Licence

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 20/08/2023

Helio Lending entered into a A$15,000 good behaviour recognisance bond for a period of 12 months.

Fintech / Regtech

ASX Issues Response Plan to Ensure Delivery of CHESS Replacement

By Editors | 18/08/2023

ASX confirms its intention to have implemented all 45 recommendations from an external review by June 2024.