Australia

    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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