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Chalmers looks to shore up fuel supply as Iran war continues

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... and financial markets, and actions being taken to shore up resilience. "Australia has a strong and resilient financial system that is well placed to confront global instability, and that was the clear message from regulators [on Friday]," Chalmers said. ...

Geopolitical risks, private credit threaten financial stability: RBA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
... last year underscored "opaque linkages and common exposures between non-bank credit providers and the broader financial system." Banks reported more than US$1 billion writedowns from their direct lending to these firms, as well as their exposures through ...

ASIC warns Gen Z against chasing unrealistic crypto gains

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026
... enter adulthood without the skills they need to manage money, avoid scams and navigate an increasingly complex financial system. Its program, Talk Money, recently introduced a workshop called "Becoming Scam Savvy", designed to help high school students ...

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 ...

What Australia must do to be at the forefront of financial innovation

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... Industry and Financial Markets Association annual conference on Thursday, Longo said Australia must innovate its financial system infrastructure to adopt tokenisation and artificial intelligence (AI). Longo said tokenisation at scale will require modernising ...

Governance issues on the rise: ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
... response to serious misconduct and is protecting Australians and safeguarding trust and confidence in Australia's financial system," ASIC chair Joe Longo said. "Today, ASIC is one of the most active law enforcement agencies in the country. We are taking ...

BTC Markets names chief executive

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... institutional engagement and deliver products that meet the standards clients are accustomed to in other parts of the financial system." Dobbins described Stonham's appointment as strengthening the company's ability to execute. "Paul understands how ...

ASIC welcomes new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026
... that has strengthened our enforcement posture and work, leading to better outcomes for consumers and a fairer financial system. ASIC will be in very capable hands under her leadership." Court was appointed deputy chair of ASIC in 2021. Before that, Court ...

Openmarkets to merge, list on Nasdaq

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
... fintechs to invest in compliant and secure infrastructure solutions to bring tokenised assets into the traditional financial system. "Openmarkets is ready to deliver on this opportunity. The combination with Openmarkets is the culmination of an exhaustive ...

State Street boosts digital asset access with new platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... product innovation, transforming crypto from a niche asset class into a fully regulated part of Australia's financial system." Domestically, late last year ASIC labelled most digital assets, including wrapped tokens, stablecoins, tokenised securities ...