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ASIC issues a 'wake-up call' about complaints handling in superannuation
Earlier this week, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) released Report 844: Lessons to be learned: How trustees use insights from superannuation complaints on how superannuatio ...
Financial services update - 14 to 30 October
October brought interim stop orders against two private credit funds, a record tally of almost 120,000 annual complaints to AFCA, and ASIC's proposed rules for the digital asset regime starting in Apr ...
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 ...
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 ...
Pulse check 2025: how APRA and ASIC expect trustees to support retirement
ASIC and APRA recently published their report, 'Industry update: 2025 Pulse Check on retirement income covenant implementation' (Report), following a voluntary survey of superannuation trustees on the ...
ASIC's evolving capital markets report: what it means for industry
ASIC has released Report 823 'Advancing Australia's evolving capital markets: Discussion paper response report' (the Report), which follows market consultation conducted by ASIC in response to its Feb ...
ASIC and APRA announce strategic priorities for 2025-26
Each year, ASIC and APRA release their Corporate Plans, which identify the regulators' strategic priorities and projects. They provide an insight into where ASIC and APRA will direct their resources a ...
Treasury consults on best practice principles for superannuation retirement income products
Treasury recently published the Guidance on best practice principles for superannuation retirement income solutions consultation paper (the Consultation Paper), setting out and seeking feedback on pro ...
Financial services regulation update (November edition)
Covered in this webinar: The significant reforms to Australia's merger control regime likely coming into effect from 1 January 2026. What will the new regime look like? Which types of deals are likely to be caught? What practical issues should be considered before the new regime comes into effect? APRA's increasing scrutiny of expenditure by superannuation trustees. What are APRA's areas of likely focus for surveillance and enforcement action? What are the expenditure requirements in the new SPS 515? What practical steps can trustees take to prepare? ...