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New 'high-risk' derivatives on the rise

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
An innovative financial product, known as perpetual futures contract (perps), are currently under the scope of the market regulator, spreading concerns that the "speculative" product may be unlawfully distributed towards retail investors. According ...

ASIC fines Deutsche Bank for 'systemic' reporting failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2026
The market regulator penalised Deutsche Bank $2 million for misreporting more than 260,000 over-the-counter (OTC) derivative transactions, saying the fine reflected "deficiencies" in the reporting framework and such failures were "systematic." ASIC ...

Team Super welcomes new chief of staff

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026
Team Super has appointed a senior executive to oversee its operations and staff, working alongside chief executive Vasyl Nair. Nina Scott-Toms has joined the super fund as chief of staff, bringing two decades of experience across the financial services ...

ASIC pushes to bolster competitiveness

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
ASIC has brought together market and financial services leaders in a push to bolster competitiveness in Australia's capital markets. This comes after new research found Australia needs to move quickly or be left behind as other jurisdictions adopt financial ...

Future Group to internalise super trustee structure

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
... sector to build its future governance model, the group said. Stewarda will be chaired by former ASIC deputy chair Jeremy Cooper, joined by Keri Pratt; Shailendra Singh; Virgina Mailey; Sharon Davis; and Lee Brennan as board directors. Future Group chief ...

OKX Australia leadership changes hands

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2026
After nearly two years at the helm, OKX Australia chief executive Kate Cooper is stepping down from the top job. Making the announcement on LinkedIn, Cooper said she will formally transition out of the role on June 26. Cooper was the first appointed ...

FEATURE | Emerging markets: Twists and turns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
On March 24, merely weeks into the US-Israel war on Iran, the Philippines became the first domino to fall when President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared a national energy emergency. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical maritime chokepoint ...

AFCA puts InterPrac determinations on ice

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) is pausing all InterPrac Financial Planning-related determinations as court proceedings instigated by the latter are underway. For people affected, the pause in determinations mean their complaints ...

ASIC backs Australia's fintech edge as AI reshapes financial services

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) believes Australia is well placed to capitalise on accelerating financial innovation, as artificial intelligence (AI), digital finance and regulatory technology become increasingly embed across ...

Tokenisation could inject $24bn annually: Project Acacia

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
Project Acacia, the brainchild of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC) to explore a tokenised wholesale asset ecosystem in Australia, has completed its experimental and research phase, which has ...
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