Australia

    Securities / Derivatives

    ASIC Publishes New Capital Markets Roadmap, Seeks New Powers

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 05/11/2025

    ASIC's new capital markets roadmap follows surveillance that found significant failings in the AUD 200 billion private credit sector.

    ESG / Sustainability

    ASX Appoints Ex-RBA Governor to Lead New Governance Body

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 05/11/2025

    The move follows recent criticism from the RBA and an investigation by ASIC into the exchange operator's governance and risk management.

    Fintech / Regtech

    APRA to Consult on Easing New Operational Risk Standard

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 03/11/2025

    APRA is proposing targeted changes to its new operational risk standard following industry feedback on dealing with market-mandated providers.

    Fintech / Regtech

    Australia Launches Review of Fintech Regulatory Sandbox

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 03/11/2025

    The review will assess the scheme's effectiveness, its administration by ASIC, and its potential to support future innovations like AI.

    Australia Proposes Automatic Approval Pathway for Foreign Investors

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 03/11/2025

    The government has launched consultations on a dual-track reform to create an automatic approval pathway for low-risk investors while strengthening enforcement powers.

    Enforcement

    New Zealand DIA Halts Trust Firm Over 'Serious' AML Failures

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 03/11/2025

    An Auckland trust firm has agreed to cease operations after the regulator found it failed to maintain an AML programme or report suspicious activity.

    ESG / Sustainability

    ASX Proposes Rule Change to Avoid Mandatory Suspensions for Late ESG Reports

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 03/11/2025

    ASX has launched a consultation to prevent automatic trading halts for companies that miss deadlines for new mandatory sustainability reporting.

    Securities / Derivatives

    ASIC Secures Record 14-Year Sentence for Ponzi Scheme Operator

    By Editors | 03/11/2025

    A Perth businessman has been jailed over a multi-million-dollar fraud in what ASIC has called one of its most serious investigations.

    Australia to Establish New Financial Reporting Body

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 31/10/2025

    A new body to be called “External Reporting Australia” will replace the AASB, AUASB, and FRC to create a more flexible standard-setting framework.

    AML / KYC

    AUSTRAC Fines Crypto ATM Firm Over AML Failures

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 31/10/2025

    AUSTRAC has fined Cryptolink for reporting failures and imposed a binding undertaking as calls grow for a ban on the high-risk sector.

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