Australia

APRA Tells Underperforming Super Funds to Merge or Exit

By Mark Johnston | 03/10/2025

Australia's prudential regulator has warned some super funds they face heightened scrutiny and must devise credible plans or leave the industry.

Capital / Liquidity

Australian Central Bank Flags Global Market, Cyber and China Risks

By Editors | 03/10/2025

The RBA has identified vulnerabilities in global markets, operational resilience, and China as key threats, while noting Australia's domestic system remains sound.

Fintech / Regtech

APAC Payments Sector Faces Urgent Call to Act on Quantum Computing Risks

By Editors | 02/10/2025

An industry report warns of "harvest-now, decrypt-later" cyber threats and urges banks and payment providers to upgrade cryptographic defences amid a significant awareness gap.

Fintech / Regtech

Australia Clarifies CDR Rules for Asset Finance, Third-Party Sharing

By Editors | 02/10/2025

The ACCC has detailed mandatory versus voluntary data sharing for non-bank lenders and issued new guidance for accredited data recipients.

Enforcement

ASIC Flags Deficiencies in Super Fund Audits and Asset Valuations

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 30/09/2025

An ASIC review has found auditors are not sufficiently challenging valuations of unlisted assets, prompting calls for a significant uplift in reporting and audit quality.

Market Infrastructure

ACCC Authorises Coordinated Payments System Security Upgrade

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 30/09/2025

The eight-year authorisation allows financial institutions to jointly manage the industry-wide migration to the advanced encryption standard (AES) to counter future cyber threats.

Crypto / Digital Assets

ASIC Seeks Balance In Regulation of Crypto and Stablecoins

By Nathan Lynch | 26/09/2025

ASIC is taking a proactive approach to regulating cryptocurrency, despite chair Joe Longo's insistence that the products are too risky for his own portfolio, writes Nathan Lynch.

Enforcement

ASIC Rescinds Plan to Publish Firm-Level Breach Data

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 26/09/2025

ASIC has reversed plans to publish firm-level compliance breach data after industry feedback, but will proceed with publishing individual firms' complaints data.

Market Infrastructure

RBA Dismisses Concerns That Card Fee Reforms WIll Impact Fraud Protections

By Mark Johnston | 26/09/2025

RBA governor has rejected industry warnings that the plan to ban card surcharges will result in reduced fraud prevention for consumers.