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Crypto providers to hold AFSL under proposed laws

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
... within the Corporations Act - digital asset platform and tokenised custody platform. This means the existing consumer protections and licensing rules will generally apply, the statement read. Providers of the new financial products will be required to ...

Shield collapse brings wholesale governance to the forefront

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2025
... and the retail space more and more," she said. But this must be underscored by regulation, education and consumer protections. "We actually need to take a long-term view of the compounding effect for investors and what that's really going to do ...

ASIC culls red tape, sets sights on more

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
... aimed at making regulation clearer, more accessible and easier to navigate, while still maintaining strong consumer protections. ASIC chair Joe Longo said the regulator had heard feedback about its guidance, its website, and its legal instruments. "Regulatory ...

Rest calls for super performance test reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
... provide a pathway for funds to increase the scope and reach of financial advice, while maintaining strong consumer protections. The super fund said it also backs submissions made by Super Members Council of Australia (SMC) and the Association of Superannuation ...

Brookfield to divest retirement living platform for $3.85bn

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2025
... partners with the Retirement Living Council and other industry peers to advocate for higher standards and consumer protections across the retirement living sector. Brookfield Real Estate chief executive Lowell Baron said the living sector remains the ...

FAAA calls for stronger consumer protections in advice reforms

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
The Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA) has opposed collective charging for "always complex and costly" retirement planning advice and emphasised the need for consumer protection in the provision of super nudges in its submission to Treasury ...

Financial services minister Stephen Jones to retire from politics

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... protecting workers' superannuation, making financial advice more accessible and affordable, and strengthening consumer protections. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) acknowledged Jones' contributions, describing him ...

Binance Labs becomes a family office

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
... Locally, ASIC is taking Binance Australia to court alleging it denied more than 500 retail clients important consumer protections by misclassifying them as wholesale clients. ASIC alleges from 7 July 2022 to 21 April 2023, Binance offered crypto derivative ...

ASIC sues Binance over customer protection failures

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
ASIC is taking Binance Australia to court alleging it denied more than 500 retail clients important consumer protections by misclassifying them as wholesale clients. ASIC alleges from 7 July 2022 to 21 April 2023, Binance offered crypto derivative products ...

Super funds should focus on 'simple' advice: Jones

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
... answered by somebody who's trained up, has the qualifications to answer those basic questions, with all the consumer protections in place." Jones said the focus will be on removing red tape for financial advisers, but only in areas that are not currently ...