Australia

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

Auditor Independence Still an Issue for Audit Quality: FMA

By Editors | 18/11/2019

The key issues identified in the FMA’s Audit Quality Report 2019 related to auditor independence, related party transactions, accounting estimates, and auditor response to fraud risk.

Clearing & Post-Trade

ASX Consults on Tranche 1 Rule Changes for CHESS Replacement

By Editors | 18/11/2019

ASX is consulting on the first of three tranches of operating rule amendments required to facilitate the implementation of the CHESS replacement system in April 2021.

Anti-Money Laundering

NAB Faces Potentially Significant AML Penalties

By Editors | 18/11/2019

NAB’s annual report says the bank has reported “a number of” AML/CTF compliance breaches to regulators, the potential outcome and costs of which remain uncertain.

Data Privacy

Exploring APAC’s Emerging Data-Intensive Regulatory Environment

By Swati Kothari | 15/11/2019

APAC’s data intensive regulatory environment is making it increasingly important for banks to adopt a strategic data framework, say Swati Kothari and Jackielou Imperial at Wolters Kluwer.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

ASIC Offers Guidance to Help Companies Establish Whistleblower Policies

By Editors | 14/11/2019

ASIC is offering guidance to help companies and implement whistleblower policies. It will be a legal requirement to have a policy in place from 1 January.

Operational Risk

APRA Seeks Standardised Quarterly Reporting Dates

By Editors | 13/11/2019

The proposed standardised due date is 35 calendar days after the last day of the reference quarter, which will create a 14 calendar day extension for credit unions and building societies.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

AFCA Launches Consumer Complaint Monitoring Tool

By Garima Chitkara | 12/11/2019

Datacube will allow Australian consumers to see how financial institutions are responding to complaints brought to the one year-old consumer complaints body.

Cybersecurity

APRA to Toughen Approach to Regulating Cyber Hygiene at Banks

By Editors | 11/11/2019

APRA has observed areas of common weakness, such as poor cyber hygiene, the lack of a comprehensive security patching regime and poor access management practices.

Data Privacy

FMA New Zealand Apologises for Privacy Breach

By Editors | 09/11/2019

The FMA identified 27 instances where complaints documents were accessed by internet searches through a portal on its website. Of these, 6 contained personal information.