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ASX to launch overnight repo funding rate

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
... help the smaller participants as it's all part of the overall maturation and improvement of the Australian financial system. "But it's that maturation and improvement that is bringing the big global players - like the recent Alphabet deal - into ...

RBA consults on settlement infrastructure following Project Acacia

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2026
... tokenised commercial bank deposits, and stablecoins. This helps different forms of money work seamlessly across the financial system," the RBA said. "Central bank settlement services will need to evolve to better meet the needs of Australia's financial ...

ASIC, APRA urge finance sector to demonstrate AI threat response

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
... roundtables held across June and July, involving more than 600 attendees from more than 380 entities across the financial system. The discussions, supported by the Australian Signals Directorate and involving the Reserve Bank of Australia, Treasury and ...

Mulino brings New Class of Advisers to life, guarantees fairer CSLR funding

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
... said. "The legislation requires me to consider the viability of affected sectors and the broader interests of the financial system. That is exactly what Treasury is analysing now, in consultation with stakeholders, before I make any final decision." ...

Mulino unveils sweeping reforms to cold calling, MISs

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
... to harm and reduce the ability of bad actors to gain access to consumers in the first place. We will make the financial system safer by strengthening protections across the superannuation, advice and investment ecosystem." New remits for ASIC, APRA and ...

FEATURE: Cryptocurrency, control and confidence

VINNY VUCAGO  |  SATURDAY, 15 AUG 2026
... managed within a long-term retirement strategy. As digital assets become more embedded within Australia's financial system, industry participants argue the conversation is shifting beyond speculation towards infrastructure, regulation and investor ...

Former Berndale director jailed for $700k in misused funds

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026
... misconduct." She added conduct of this nature "puts retail investors at serious risk and undermines trust in Australia's financial system," adding ASIC would continue pursuing those responsibilities for similar misconduct. In sentencing, Justice Abraham ...

BlackRock urgers broader diversification

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2026
BlackRock is urging financial advisers to move beyond traditional approaches to diversification, arguing heightened geopolitical uncertainty, artificial intelligence (AI) and structural economic shifts require more dynamic portfolio construction. Speaking ...

Advice complaints see biggest increase in FY26: AFCA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2026
... and economic uncertainty are having on consumers, and the flow-on effects these conditions can have across the financial system," Jenkins said. "Complaint data is one of the clearest signals firms have about what's going wrong for their customers. ...

Treasury expects regulators to do the heavy lifting

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026
... financial ecosystem. The government has laid expectations on regulators to promote the "sound functioning" of the financial system, reminding both to consider the regulatory impact of its activities on affected industries, especially on small businesses ...
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