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Chalmers looks to shore up fuel supply as Iran war continues

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026

... global oil prices continue to take centre stage with Treasurer Jim Chalmers convening a special meeting of the Council of Financial Regulators to discuss the conflict in the Middle East, its potential implications for the Australians economy and financial ...

Tech concentration in super a major concern: APRA

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025

... participating in exercises that test industry coordination with government regulatory agencies including the Council of Financial Regulators." This comes after Amazon Web Services (AWS) apologised this week for a massive global outage. Many large financial ...

RBA 'alert' to impact of tech on the economy: Bullock

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025

... the impacts of technology on Australia's financial stability and said it has been working closely with the Council of Financial Regulators to assess both the risks and opportunities that come with "rapid technological change". She added that the bank ...

Treasury responds to CHESS replacement inquiry

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025

... to facilitate competition or fair provision of monopoly clearing and settlement services in line with the Council of Financial Regulators' recommendations. The second being that the government progress the Financial Market Infrastructure reforms as soon ...

ASIC clearing and settlements powers to curb ASX monopoly

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025

... made under the CiCS legislation, and are intended to implement existing regulatory expectations, set by the Council of Financial Regulators, for conduct in operating clearing and settlement services in Australia. ASX engaged constructively with ASIC ...

Link between super and banking major priority in 2025: APRA

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024

... potential impacts on the broader financial system. "At the moment, we are engaging with industry and fellow Council of Financial Regulators agencies on the design of the activity, including the hypothetical scenario we will examine," she said. "The scenario ...

Regulators given new powers to protect financial markets in crises

ANDREW MCKEAN | FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2024

... financial market infrastructure risks, addressing a regulatory gap and implementing recommendations of the Council of Financial Regulators - a coordinating body that comprises APRA, ASIC, Treasury, and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). "The RBA now ...

ASIC proposes cash equity clearing and settlement rules

ANDREW MCKEAN | TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2024

... licensees and associated entities. The consultation paper is seeking feedback on proposals to implement the 2017 Council of Financial Regulators Regulatory Expectations for Conduct in Operating Cash Equity Clearing and Settlement Services in Australia ...

Former APRA chair joins ASX board

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024

... chair, he served on the Reserve Bank of Australia's payment systems board and was a member of the Australian Council of Financial Regulators. Byres stepped down as APRA chair in October 2022 after holding the role for eight years. The appointment comes ...

Bragg calls for another Financial System Inquiry, critiques ASIC, APRA

ANDREW MCKEAN | FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2024

... redundant prudential standards; and review the overarching regulatory framework, including the role of the Council of Financial Regulators. Emphasising the urgency of an inquiry, Bragg alleged that ASIC has deviated from its sole mandate to enforce Australia's ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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