Australia

    Reporting & Disclosures

    ASIC Fines Super Fund Trustee Diversa for Alleged Greenwashing

    By Editors | 28/12/2022

    ASIC said the statements made by Diversa Trustees were too broad, potentially misleading consumers about its investment screens.

    Structural Regulation

    APRA Grants Full ADI Licence to Alex Bank

    By Editors | 26/12/2022

    The full ADI licence was granted 18 months after Alex Bank received its restricted ADI licence in July 2021.

    Structural Regulation

    Australia Reverses Restrictions on Litigation Funders

    By Editors | 23/12/2022

    Litigation funding arrangements are once again exempt from the managed investment scheme and AFS licensing regimes in the Corporations Act.

    Capital Adequacy

    APRA to Set CCyB Default Rate at 1pc from 1 Jan 2023

    By Editors | 22/12/2022

    The CCyB default rate in Australia has been set at zero percent of risk-weighted assets since it was introduced in 2016.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    NZ FMA Takes Tiger Brokers to Court for AML Failings

    By Editors | 22/12/2022

    Tiger Brokers failed to appropriately vet customers, respond to activities that should have raised concerns, and maintain appropriate records.

    Structural Regulation

    ASIC Finalises Changes to OTC Derivatives Reporting Rules

    By Manesh Samtani | 22/12/2022

    ASIC has consolidated a proposed two-stage process for updating the rules into a single update commencing 21 October 2024.

    Stablecoins

    ASIC Files Suit Against Finder Wallet Over Crypto-related Product

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 20/12/2022

    Finder Wallet offered a crypto-related product that paid customers a return for use of their funds, like a debenture, ASIC says.

    Emerging Prudential Risks

    APRA Heatmap Identifies 15 Poorly-Performing MySuper Products

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 19/12/2022

    An estimated 8.1 million MySuper members benefitted from a drop in total fees and costs since last year’s heatmap was published.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    AUSTRAC Issues Guidance on Detecting OSEC Crime

    By Editors | 19/12/2022

    AUSTRAC has updated its 2019 indicators report to help FIs identify behaviours and transactions which may indicate payments for child sexual exploitation material.

    Data Privacy

    ACCC Fines ING for Breaching CDR Rules, Refuses iSignthis Accreditation

    By Editors | 18/12/2022

    The ACCC said ING Bank was not capable of receiving consumer data requests from accredited data recipients within the required timelines.

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