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APRA embeds geopolitical risks management ground rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026
... organisations are prepared to respond to an increasingly complex and interconnected risk environment. APRA is working with the Council of Financial Regulators on system-wide resilience and public-private coordination on this initiative. APRA's 2026-27 ...

Perfect regulatory certainty in digital economy not 'realistic': ASIC

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2026
... ASIC is providing an extension of an additional three-month period for certain businesses, following the Digital Economy Council of Australia's (DECA) submission suggested to widen its no-action period. "It was raised with us that others may wish ...

ASFA lifts comfortable retirement standard to $730k for couples

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
... their home outright, work-related costs disappear, and concessions reduce the price of energy, medicines, transport and council rates," she said. Over the year to March, inflation rose 4.6% p.a. Electricity costs jumped 25.4% following the expiry of ...

Stablecoin to reshape financial services workforce

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... once it catches up with the global stablecoin market worth US$320 billion. Last month, ASIC chair Joe Longo told the Tech Council of Australia that the regulator is beefing up its regulatory sandbox framework to help start-ups and emerging fintech businesses ...

CALI seeks life insurers exemption from lead generation ban

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
The Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) said it will argue a strong case for exemption for life insurance lead generation to not be swept up into a blanket ban designed to address misconduct in other parts of the financial system. The government ...

King's honours list lauds two super fund chiefs

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
... industry through executive roles." Elia has been in the top job since 2003 and is also a director of the Super Members Council (SMC). Owen Kilpatrick, the former chair of the Nationwide Superannuation Fund between 2004 and2013, received the Medal of ...

Super funds push back on CSLR: SMC

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2026
The Super Members Council (SMC) has urged the federal government reject proposals that would expand funding responsibility for the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) to Australians in APRA-regulated superannuation funds, arguing the costs should ...

Former Insignia boss joins InvestStream

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
... than $300 billion in assets under management (AUM). He also served as a non-executive director at the Financial Services Council (FSC) alongside director roles across Shadforth Financial Group and Bridges Financial Services. Commenting, InvestStream ...

CSLR levy must be directed towards bad actors: Burgess

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... product failure." Burgess also said the government should share CSLR funding responsibility, a suggestion echoed by the Council of Australian Life Insurers. "It is unreasonable to expect that the cost should fall solely on compliant participants or targeted ...

ASIC flags stronger fintech collaboration

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
... intelligence (AI), tokenisation and digital assets rapidly transform Australia's financial service sector. Speaking at the Tech Council of Australia's Future of Innovation in Australia's Financial Markets event in Sydney, Longo said ASIC was actively ...