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Treasury wants 'more confidence' in sustainable product labels

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2025
... policy options for a possible sustainable financial product labelling framework, as well as questions in the consultation paper. The consultation will run until August 29.

RBA powers deemed 'last resort' for critical financial infrastructure fallout

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2025
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has released a consultation paper on the proposed draft guidance for the Australian Clearing and Settlement (CS) Facility Resolution Regime. The RBA was provided with "crisis resolution powers" in response to a threat ...

Chalmers opens economic reform consultation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has opened the new economic reform consultation paper while issuing more invitations to the government's Economic Reform Roundtable. "The roundtable is an important opportunity to build consensus for long term economic reform," ...

Union redundancy funds in ASIC's sights

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2025
ASIC has released a consultation paper to seek feedback on whether the Corporations Act should apply to trade union redundancy funds. Consultation Paper 384, Employee redundancy funds, will seek feedback on whether ASIC should have the power to regulate ...

Labor proposes changes to ancillary funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2025
... include increasing the annual distribution rate and smoothing out minimal distributions over three years. In the consultation paper Giving fund reforms: Distribution rate and smoothing, the government also wants to rename ancillary funds to "giving funds" ...

Government to streamline financial reporting

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has announced the release of a consultation paper to gather insights and feedback on how to restructure Australia's financial reporting architecture with the aim to make it more efficient, effective, and fit for purpose. Chalmers ...

Treasury consults on new crypto tax laws

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2024
Treasury has opened a new consultation paper on the Crypto Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) to explore whether it should be added into Australian tax law, or if government should customise a policy response. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation ...

RBA seeks input on CBDC research project

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024
... infrastructure could support the development of wholesale tokenised asset markets in Australia, the RBA said. The consultation paper, released in collaboration with the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC), seeks industry feedback on capabilities ...

ASIC intends to extend legislative instruments

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
... these instruments are due to expire in October this year and are currently operating efficiently. Although a consultation paper was not issued, ASIC believes the continuation of these instruments is pivotal in forming "a necessary and useful part of ...

UK regulators propose framework for workplace pension schemes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
... savers to build more trust in the pension market, while driving competition among market participants," the consultation paper said. Notably, the proposals also intend to minimise the risk of providers making adjustments to stay close to the average ...