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ASIC furthers simplification with regulatory roadmaps

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026

... prioritise working with APRA and other regulators to streamline and consolidate data requests and support the government's law reform, promoting productivity. Heading into 2027, the focus will be on RegistryConnect to deliver streamlined digital services ...

ASIC issues roadmap for digital assets law reform

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 21 APR 2026

ASIC said it will be issuing new regulatory guidance and set out certain operations standards as it prepares to implement new laws which will bring digital asset platforms (DAPs) and tokenised custody platforms (TCPs) under the financial services licensing ...

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

MATTHEW WAI | FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026

ASIC chair Joe Longo highlighted two key development areas for Australia to align with prominent players across the Asia Pacific region, saying the regulator wants to be a backer, not blocker, of financial innovation. Speaking at the Asia Securities ...

ASIC labels digital assets as financial products

MATTHEW WAI | THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025

... Australian financial services licence (AFSL) in line with Information Sheet 225 (INFO 225) and the recently proposed law reform by the government, which is currently in consultation. They will also need to become a member of the Australian Financial ...

ASIC helping with law reform over Shield, First Guardian

ELIZA BAVIN | FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2025

... told a Senate estimates hearing that the corporate regulator is working closely with Treasury and the government on law reform in the wake of the Shield Master Fund and First Guardian Master Fund collapses. Longo said high risk super switching is a "great ...

ASIC, APRA outline regulatory reform opportunities

ELIZA BAVIN | FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025

... opportunity for law reforms which several stakeholders have suggested to ASIC. "The most promising areas for specific law reform are in relation to more substantially simplifying the reportable situations regime to reduce burden and improving substantial ...

ASIC culls red tape, sets sights on more

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025

... services in the future. In addition to streamlining the website and communications, the report also highlighted areas of law reform which stakeholders had suggested could be simplified. ASIC said it is actively contributing to law reform discussions ...

Super lobbies welcome bipartisan support to fight financial abuse

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 28 APR 2025

... SMC wrote to all parties and candidates ahead of the election seeking their formal commitments to support specific law reform so family violence perpetrators can no longer inherit their victim's super. In a formal response to SMC, the Coalition said ...

WA super law reforms boost GESB

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024

Laws that will enable GESB members to keep growing their super with the fund after they leave the public service have been passed. Changes to the State Superannuation Act 2000 have now been passed by both Houses of Western Australia's Parliament, benefiting ...

ASIC flags regulatory guide updates for 2025

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024

... continue in 2025." ASIC said in 2025 it will consult with stakeholder to update some key regulatory guides, considering law reform, insights from case law about the provisions and other relevant issues. ASIC said it intends to update the guides for ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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