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Senate report provides fuel for CGT discount tweak

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
A Senate inquiry into the operation of the capital gains tax discount concluded the concession does skew ownership away from owner-occupiers and impacts wealth and intergenerational inequality. The Select Committee on the Operation of the Capital Gains ...

ASX partners with LSEG to upgrade derivatives platform

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... financial year, after it agreed to implement a package of reforms to improve its operations last year. ASIC had initiated an inquiry into ASX in June 2025 around its questionable ability to "maintain stable, secure and resilient" market infrastructure ...

ASX outlines upcoming plans to 'rebuild confidence'

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
The ASX submitted its Commitment Plan in response to the ASIC Inquiry Panel's Interim Report, outlining what it will focus on to transform and rebuild confidence to support its reset as Australia's critical market infrastructure. The submission is in ...

ASIC inquiry an 'inflection' point for ASX: Lofthouse

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
... growth in the six months to December end, the ASX's total expenses for FY26 are expected to balloon as a result of ASIC's inquiry over its governance, capability, risk management frameworks. ASX posted revenue growth of 11.2% to $602.8 million in the ...

Helen Lofthouse to exit ASX in May

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
... tenure the ASX has also suffered several outages, most recently in December, which have also become the subject of an ASIC inquiry. The exchange's former head of trading technology is also suing the ASX and Lofthouse, alleging it failed to provide ...

Mulino acknowledges some regulation 'not thought through'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
... government is working to streamline processes. "The Regulatory Initiatives Grid was something which came out of a major inquiry into competition and economic dynamism in the previous term, and that's something which forces government to basically publish ...

Chartered accountants should be allowed to provide advice: CA ANZ

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026
... including aged care subsidies, and super laws, in an equivalent way to its recently completed Financial Services Legislation Inquiry.

ASX to spend $264m to modernise tech, uplift risk management

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
... 20% and 23%. This includes operating expenses of between $25 million and $35 million related to the response to the ASIC inquiry. ASX said the key driver for the increase in total expenses has been due to further upgrades in its resources to uplift risk ...

ASX to undergo 'circuit breaker' reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025
... providing certainty about the market operator's reset, and responding to the Interim Report released today by the panel of the Inquiry into the ASX Group. ASIC said it obtained commitments from the ASX on reforms including: strengthening the independence ...

Conaghan holds ASIC accountable for Shield, First Guardian mess

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... lots of power", it lacks direction. "[ASIC's] become too big and too confused about its focus," he said. One Senate Inquiry has recommended splitting up ASIC - which Conaghan endorses. One body can focus on financial crime and law enforcement, and ...