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Digital assets on the right path: Industry

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2026
... the consultation highlighted the regulator's application of the principle of 'same activity, same risk, same regulatory outcome' for all digital asset providers. He said digital assets "do not need special treatment" and that the regulator ...

The risks keeping APRA's new deputy chair up at night

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2026
... funds in improving the safety of member savings. "We should be prepared to consider whether any aspects of the current regulatory architecture disincentivise these important investments and I encourage you to let me know if you think there are areas ...

ASIC ups thresholds for NTA requirements

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2026
... thresholds on its website each year after the relevant inflation data becomes available. ASIC said it has also updated Regulatory Guide 166 AFS licensing: Financial requirements to reflect the upcoming changes. The changes follow ASIC's launch of ...

ASIC investigates potential $138m scam

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2026
ASIC has confirmed it is actively investigating a potential scam that has seen at least $138 million of Australian investor funds lost. ASIC said the investigation is around whether there were oversight, due diligence and compliance failures linked ...

Executives prioritise protecting capital, managing macroeconomic volatility: MSCI

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2026
... (46%) were their top two priorities when it comes to navigating capital markets. These two priorities sat ahead of regulatory alignment and disclosure (28%), understanding investor perception (22%), and managing index inclusion and benchmark positioning ...

Perpetual asset management outflows hit $9.6bn

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2026
... transaction is expected to complete in the final quarter of calendar 2026, subject to remaining conditions, including regulatory and court approvals. Looking ahead Reilly marks the important milestone of the company since its establishment. "This quarter ...

Adviser stripped of AFSL he claimed he didn't hold

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2026
... Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA). These obligations included financial reporting, payment of statutory levies and regulatory reporting requirements. Frost began his financial services career as an assistant at Robson Partners in Gosford, NSW, in ...

Regulating for culture

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2026
Sometimes, the questions not asked can matter more than the answer. At the parliamentary inquiry into KPMG in August, Macquarie chair Glenn Stevens was asked whether he had ever questioned his audit committee chair about her contact with the firm during ...

Corporate, governance issues fuel whistleblower tipoffs: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2026
The corporate regulator received nearly 2000 tip offs from whistleblowers in the last financial year, a whopping 183% jump annually, the majority of which relate to corporate and governance issues. ASIC highlights in its newly published annual report ...

Panacea Capital director charged over $4.4m crypto fund

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2026
Panacea Capital director Brian Jacques Creigh has been charged with criminal offences relating to an unlicensed cryptocurrency investment fund, including dealing with proceeds of crime worth $1 million or more. Creigh appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates' ...