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Government seeks EOI from experts for financial innovation

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2026
... financial innovation. It will strengthen collaboration between government and industry across Australia's financial system and help to identify where greater cooperation can support innovation and improve policy, regulatory and market outcomes. Up ...

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

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2026
... these threats, resilience demands a collective or 'Team Australia' approach, within superannuation, across the financial system and among the service providers on which the system depends." He noted cyber vulnerabilities, combined with increasingly sophisticated ...

ASIC consults on new digital asset laws

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2026
... standards acknowledge the increasing role of digital assets and tokenisation, including in traditional parts of the financial system," Kirkland said. "Our approach is based on the principle of 'same activity, same risk, same regulatory outcome' to align ...

'Flawed' CSLR model needs to be redesigned: SMC

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2026
... 2026-27 compensation costs," it said. "A key design principle for the scheme at the outset was that the part of the financial system from which the consumer harms and unpaid compensation orders had arisen should bear the costs of funding it." The SMC ...

Treasury consults shifting tax debts from victims to abusers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2026
Treasury is consulting on extending the powers of the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to strengthen its response to financial abuse. This would allow the taxation office to pause debt recovery against victim-survivors, pursue the debts from perpetrators ...

Fortnum pays $1.35m to settle ASIC lawsuit

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2026
... getting the fundamentals right. Strong cyber resilience is critical to maintaining trust and confidence in our financial system. We will continue to work with industry to lift standards and take action where businesses fall short."

Super sector an important source of resilience: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2026
... response capabilities. There is, however, a varying level of preparedness for operational disruptions across the financial system," the RBA said. "In an environment of rapid technological change, increased concentration, rising interconnectedness and ...

APRA moves to cut regulatory burden

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2026
... approach on its strategic objective of "getting the balance right" between effective regulation and the needs of the financial system. The latest article details APRA's work to simplify prudential requirements, improve proportionality and reduce duplication ...

ASX still falling short of RBA's expectations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
... issues. Ensuring that the organisational reset allows ASX to discharge its unique responsibilities in Australia's financial system will take sustained commitment and focus," RBA assistant governor (financial system) Brad Jones said. "This assessment ...

Treasury consults to improve data visibility into MISs

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2026
... collections capture only around 47% of the registered MIS sector. "MISs play an important role in Australia's financial system, helping Australians invest for their futures and supporting investment across the economy. The sector now comprises thousands ...
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