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Australia's Super Fund Performance Test Sees Few New Failures
By Editors | 01/09/2025
APRA's annual test finds only seven products failed, all on platforms, prompting industry criticism and calls for reform.
Securities / Derivatives
Australian Sanctions Office Issues Suite of New Guidance Notes
By Manesh Samtani | 01/09/2025
The new guidance covers proliferation financing risk assessments, securities and investment, mining and machinery exports and the humanitarian sector.
AML / KYC
AUSTRAC Tables New AML/CTF Rules in Parliament
By Manesh Samtani | 01/09/2025
The new rules follow an extensive two-stage consultation process involving nine sector-specific industry working groups.
Securities / Derivatives
RBA Board Criticises ASX 'Limited' Progress on Risk Management
By Editors | 30/08/2025
The Payments System Board flagged fundamental concerns with ASX's operational resilience and welcomed government plans for a stablecoin regime.
Capital / Liquidity
Australia's Plan to Uncap Home Guarantee Scheme Prompts Mixed Reaction
By Manesh Samtani | 29/08/2025
The government has removed all limits on its low-deposit mortgage guarantee scheme, but insurers and economists warn it will inflate prices and create reckless debt.
Fintech / Regtech
RBA Deploys AI Tool to Enhance Economic Surveillance, Wage Forecasting
By Manesh Samtani | 28/08/2025
The RBA has revealed that it is using a machine learning system to extract firm-level insights from liaison data for regulatory analysis.
Australia Confirms Plans to Review Super Fund Performance Test
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/08/2025
Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the superannuation performance test will be reviewed to remove investment impediments but has ruled out abolishing it.
Fintech / Regtech
Macquarie Bank Joins Australian Inter-Bank Anti-Fraud Network
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/08/2025
Macquarie Bank’s move expands the BioCatch Trust intelligence-sharing platform to cover over 85 percent of Australia’s online banking population.
Enforcement
ASIC Bans Ex-Compliance Manager Over Shield Master Fund Advice
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/08/2025
ASIC has banned a former senior manager from MWL Financial Services for failures linked to advice on Shield Master Fund, which collapsed last year.
Enforcement
Australian Court Penalises TerraCom in Landmark Whistleblower Case
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/08/2025
The penalty against the mining resources company is ASIC's first enforcement outcome for contraventions of whistleblower provisions.
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