Regulation

Dec 21 2016

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has released class waivers to allow eligible fintech businesses to test certain services without holding an Australian financial services ...

Dec 16 2016

Financial services companies will need to respond to the changing regulatory environment in an “agile way” as 2017 looks to be a year of embedding reforms and intensifying supervision.

Dec 9 2016

Artificial intelligence and biometric functionality will soon be part of the toolkits of global regulators, predicts law firm Herbert Smith Freehills.

Nov 30 2016

The corporate regulator has revealed to a parliamentary inquiry it has asked the major banks for an audit of their cross-selling practices.

Nov 28 2016

A former CBA executive believes regulators should not muscle in on the SMSF space and trustees should be free to make mistakes with their retirement savings.

Nov 18 2016

New analysis from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has revealed that regulatory capital rules give the four major banks a 14-basis point advantage over their smaller ...

Nov 17 2016

A former financial adviser, who was permanently banned by ASIC earlier this year, has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment on fraud charges.

Nov 14 2016

One of Australia’s leading economists says renewed optimism about Donald Trump’s fiscal stimulus plans could see the local cash rate begin to rise as early as 2018.

Nov 10 2016

The prudential regulator may soon inform lenders that they are not allowed to lend to SMSFs that fail to meet certain benchmark requirements with their fund’s balance, one SMSF specialist ...