AUSTRALIA

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    Market Infrastructure

    NZX Consults on BCP, Disaster Recovery Plan Requirements

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 30/04/2025

    NXZ and NZX Clearing are consulting on requirements for market participants when developing BCPs and disaster recovery arrangements.

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    Fintech / Regtech

    Australia Developing Standard Instruction Format for NPP Payments

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 29/04/2025

    AP+ has provided an update on its work to facilitate the migration from the BECS, which is being decommissioned, to the NPP.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    ASX Set to Review Shareholder Approval Rules for M&A

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 29/04/2025

    ASX will review its listing rules on shareholder approvals for listed company mergers, focusing on reverse takeovers.

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    Capital / Liquidity

    APRA Finalises Updates to Reporting Standard for Capital Adequacy

    By Manesh Samtani | 29/04/2025

    APRA will collect data on unrealised losses for securities in the liquid asset portfolio that are not measured at fair value.

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    Fintech / Regtech

    Culture and Conduct as the New Moat in APAC’s Wealth Sector

    By Mary Leung | 28/04/2025

    Traditional competitive advantages are fading in APAC’s booming wealth management sector, making a strong client-centric culture the new key to success, writes Mary Leung.

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    AML / KYC

    New Zealand Announces New Anti-Scam Protections, Compensation Approach

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 24/04/2025

    If a bank fails to identify certain transactions as high-risk, it will have to compensate the customer fully.

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    AML / KYC

    NZ Regulators Consult on Design Approach for Basic Bank Accounts

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 24/04/2025

    The CoFR is seeking input on three main approaches to develop and ensure the widespread availability of basic transaction or bank accounts in New Zealand.

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    Enforcement

    ASX Listings Supervision Under Fire, Adding to Regulatory Scrutiny

    By Thisanka Siripala | 24/04/2025

    ASX approved a share issuance by a building products manufacturer to fund a major acquisition without requiring the company to take a shareholder vote.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Australia: Block Earner Wins ASIC Case Over Crypto Product Licensing

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 23/04/2025

    The Full Court overturned the Federal Court’s previous decision that Block Earner’s crypto product was a financial product requiring licencing.

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    Enforcement

    NZ FMA Secures Insider Trading Conviction Against Ex-Heartland Bank Staffer

    By Thisanka Siripala | 23/04/2025

    The accountant was convicted of insider trading and sentenced to six months’ home detention after pleading guilty to insider trading offences.

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