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Financial services regulatory update – September
September brought tighter rules for algorithmic and AI-enabled trading, licence conditions on ING Bank Australia over liquidity miscalculations, and another finding from the RBA that ASX's risk contro ...
Treasury proposes enhanced data reporting for managed investment schemes
On 23 September 2026, Treasury released its consultation paper on proposals to improve regulatory visibility of the managed investment scheme (MIS) sector through enhanced data collection (the Consult ...
Reading the regulatory horizon: key themes from ASIC and APRA's New Corporate Plans
Each year, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) release their Corporate Plans, which identify the regulators' strategic pri ...
Treasury unveils measured policy responses to Shield and First Guardian collapses
Following a series of consultations, the Government has announced final policy positions to heighten consumer protections in response to the Shield and First Guardian collapses. The changes will affec ...
Allens advises Janus Henderson on strategic partnership with Insignia Financial
The three businesses manage approximately $33 billion across Australian fixed income, broad-cap equities and small-cap equities. Allens advised Janus Henderson on all aspects of the transaction, ...
Allens advises AustralianSuper on new digital financial advice service
Allens advised on the establishment of the new service to be provided by a separate entity in the AustralianSuper group, including licensing, regulatory and governance frameworks, negotiation of ...
APRA to overhaul governance standards
APRA is consulting on a new draft Prudential Standard CPS 510 Governance, which is slated to replace existing prudential standards for banks, insurers and superannuation trustees and impose heigh ...
Financial services regulation update (May edition)
Covered in this webinar: CPS 230 implementation issues: many financial services organisations already have well-advanced projects addressing the new requirements, while others are starting work now. The webinar focuses on key implementation issues that entities need to consider as they work through the requirements and share key 'learnings' at this stage and best practice examples. Using AI in financial services: we have seen increasing interest from financial services providers in using AI to gain efficiencies as well as to deliver services to clients in new ways. The webinar looks at at use-cases for generative AI in financial services, and consider key issues from a governance, procurement, and regulatory perspective. ...
Spotting and stopping scams – a conversation with Anna Bligh
Covered in this webinar: emerging trends and key challenges for all parts of the economy in combatting scams; the warning signs of scams and how Australian consumers can protect themselves; and the need for an eco-system approach across all parts of the economy – banks, telecommunication companies, social media platforms and the Government. ...
Financial services regulation update (September edition)
Covered in this webinar: APRA enforcement update – In July 2024, APRA announced it had agreed to accept an enforceable undertaking from OnePath Custodians, and that OnePath had paid $10.7 million under infringement notices issued by APRA. This webinar takes a look at the case in detail, including some of the key takeaways for superannuation trustees and other APRA-regulated entities. DDO enforcement update – ASIC has successfully prosecuted the first two design and distribution obligations cases. This webinar takes a look at some key findings from those cases, including the court's view on what constitutes 'reasonable steps' for issuers and distributors of financial products and an issuer's obligation to monitor and review data. ...