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Saudi Arabia opens access for foreign investors

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... Non-Resident Foreign Investors to Directly Invest in the Main Market on the Unified Electronic Platform. The approved amendment also eliminates the regulatory framework governing swap agreements, which were used to enable non-resident foreign investors ...

Most read in 2025: Superannuation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
From cyber breaches to mergers and increased regulatory action, there has been a raft of news surrounding the superannuation sector this year. Minimum standard services for super funds welcomed Treasurer Jim Chalmers and former Assistant Treasurer Stephen ...

Treasury seeks feedback on major super tax reform

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2025
... Australians in FY26. Those above the $10 million threshold will affect less than 0.1% people. The draft bill - Treasury Laws Amendment (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions) Bill 2025 - proposes to amend the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997, Income ...

ASIC welcomes support for simplifying guidance on conflicts of interest

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
ASIC has made changes to the regulatory guidance on managing conflicts of interest for Australian financial services licence (AFSL) holders, with the changes informed by its surveillance of private markets. The updated Regulatory Guide 181 AFS Licensing ...

ASIC class relief for digital assets now effective

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2025
... offering financial products to hold an Australian financial services licence (AFSL). Meanwhile, the ASIC Corporations (Amendment) Instrument 2025/871 - registered on the same day - amends the ASIC Corporations (Custody Standards for Providers of Custodial ...

APRA consults on CPS 230 amendments

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2025
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) is undertaking a consultation on targeted amendments to CPS 230 Operational Risk Management (CPS 230). The regulator said the proposed changes aim to better accommodate the needs of regulated entities ...

Reforms on super advertising, stapling enter parliament

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... superannuation products during employee onboarding were introduced to the House of Representatives today. The Treasury Laws Amendment (Supporting Choice in Superannuation and Other Measures) Bill 2025 introduces a general ban on advertising super products ...

Hume's super sharing bill lashed in parliament

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
Senator Jane Hume's Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Tackling the Gender Super Gap) Bill 2025 sparked a wave of backlash during its second reading in the Senate this week. The bill, which seeks to allow spouses to split superannuation annually ...

Payday Super laws passed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2025
... into effect on 1 July 2026. Association of Super Funds of Australia (ASFA) welcomed the passage of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Payday Superannuation) Bill, describing it as a game-changing reform for fairness and Australian workers' retirement outcomes. ...

APRA to rejig non-traditional service providers framework

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2025
APRA is proposing changes to superannuation funds' arrangements with non-traditional service providers (NTSPs), which forms part of the newly implemented CPS 230. APRA said the proposed amendments will clarify its expectations for super funds' arrangements ...