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Binance Australia to pay $10m over deliberate customer misclassifications

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2026
The Federal Court has ordered Oztures Trading, known as Binance Australia Derivatives, to pay $10 million after it was found to have misclassified more than 85%, or 524, of its retail clients between July 2022 and April 2023. ASIC commenced legal proceedings ...

FEATURE | Regulation: Picking up the pieces

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
When Melinda Kee was sick with COVID-19, she took respite for one week. Kee saw it as an opportunity to tick off some personal administration she'd been meaning to get to, such as changing her pet and health insurance, and electricity and gas providers. ...

Treasury opens Div 296 tax regulation consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
Treasury has laid out its proposed taxation regulations surrounding the new Division 296 superannuation tax and is seeking industry feedback. In its next step since the passage of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System) ...

Digital assets don't need new regulatory logic: ASIC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
In its latest paper, ASIC has argued that while digital assets are a technological shift from current financial systems, the foundational regulatory principles for it remains the same. Speaking at the Melbourne money & finance conference, ASIC senior ...

MIS review ignores key issues: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
Treasury's fresh review into managed investment schemes (MISs) falls short of addressing critical issues that could prevent another Shield Master Fund and First Guardian Master Fund disaster, the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) says. ...

Super assets reach $4.5tn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released its Quarterly Superannuation Performance report for the December 2025 quarter, showing total superannuation assets have hit $4.5 trillion. Total superannuation assets increased by 0.8% ...

Senate questions APRA's role in Shield, First Guardian disaster

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
APRA's role as prudential regulator in the wake of the First Guardian Master Fund and Shield Master Fund collapses came under the spotlight at a recent parliamentary hearing. APRA chair John Lonsdale told the Senate Economics Legislation Committee that ...

Super moves: Top super funds lose key risk executives

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
As regulators ramp up scrutiny of asset owners and managers, Australia's two largest super funds have seen high-profile governance and investment risk professionals quitting for new roles. Craig Roodt, AustralianSuper's governance lead for internal ...

Aged care advice needs regulatory intervention: Research

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
In a new report, The risk of unrelated aged care advice: protecting older Australians and ensuring quality advice paper, Aged Care Steps identifies key issues with how aged care advice is being provided in Australia, calling for reform. Older Australians ...

Mulino acknowledges some regulation 'not thought through'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has called on the government to urgently prioritise regulatory reform to address the growing burden of red tape that is stifling productivity and economic growth. The ACCI released a report, Path ...