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Data, compliance key to successful technology-enabled advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... embracing artificial intelligence (AI), experts urge not to overlook two key areas before they go all in: data quality and compliance. Before considering anything else, a panel of technology and advice experts stressed the importance of starting at the ...

Government to fast track low-risk foreign investments

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... low-risk investors. The changes will eliminate approval requirements for some low-risk transactions, ensure more agile compliance and enforcement powers to better respond to non-compliance and increase screening requirements for targeted investments ...

ASIC furthers simplification with regulatory roadmaps

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... our simplification agenda," ASIC chair Joe Longo said. "Together, we can create a regulatory framework that supports compliance, fosters innovation and strengthens trust in Australia's financial system." This comes as ASIC also released Report 830, Regulatory ...

Mulino targets retail investor protections, high-risk MISs: SIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... improve ASIC's oversight of the structures. Treasury proposed a new MIS regulatory framework will have stricter compliance plan requirements, such as a detailed description of the nature of the MIS and its investment strategy, and information outlining ...

Investors the biggest losers in 2026 Budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... services. The government will tighten the reins on the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) eligibility and compliance, saying it will revert to "original intent" by delivering quality services, clarifying eligibility requirements, slow rapid ...

ASIC to receive $10m in FY27 to improve MIS supervision

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... circumstances where such arrangements are being used to frustrate recovery actions. The ATO will undertake additional targeted compliance activities over the two years from 2026/27 to further address fraud in the system, including in relation to the ...

Government pushes for investment risk taking

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... often face higher administrative burdens relative to their size," the budget read. This measure is estimated to reduce compliance costs for small businesses by around $32 million per year. Starting this year, the government will also introduce a new ...

Budget doubles down on housing supply with $2bn infrastructure push

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... Construction Code. Treasury estimates such changes could generate regulatory savings of up to $3 billion annually if compliance costs are reduced by 10%. The announcement builds on a broader housing agenda that has increasingly focused on unlocking institutional ...

Government plans 'standardised' assessment for NDIS

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... continue the Fraud Fusion Taskforce and strengthen the NDIA's investigative and enforcement capabilities. "Fraud and non-compliance undermines the social licence of the NDIS and has a direct and devastating impact on the lives of participants and their ...

ASFA expands technical implementation service

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... bring together a "non-competitive" community of practitioners to co-design and standardise approaches to regulatory compliance, as they can escalate implementation matters to regulators including ATO and APRA to seek clarity. "By opening AIP to all member ...