Australia

    Climate Risk

    RBA Calls on FIs to ‘Act Now’ to Address Climate Risk

    By Manesh Samtani | 25/08/2022

    All insurers, banks and super fund trustees face liability risk if they do not disclose, address and manage the effects of climate change sufficiently.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    CA ANZ Commences Review of Professional Conduct Framework

    By Editors | 25/08/2022

    The review will ensure the professional conduct framework for chartered accountants remain robust and in line with best practice.

    Structural Regulation

    New Monitoring Body Concludes First Review of ASIC

    By Editors | 25/08/2022

    ASIC requires a substantial uplift in its data and technology capability, the FRAA says in its first review of ASIC as a regulator.

    Structural Regulation

    RBNZ to Restrict Foreign Banks’ Branches from Retail Business

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 25/08/2022

    The RBNZ also proposes to limit the maximum size of a branch of an overseas bank to NZD 15 billion (USD 9.3 billion) in total assets.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    ASIC Outlines Strategic Priorities in New Corporate Plan

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 24/08/2022

    ASIC will prioritise work to protect investors from the crypto risks, misconduct including greenwashing, and other harms.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    Australia to Increase Max Penalties for Anti-Competitive Conduct

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 23/08/2022

    The maximum penalties for breaches of competition and consumer laws companies are being raised five-fold for both individuals and corporates.

    Cryptocurrency

    Australia Set to Begin Consultation on Crypto Regulation

    By Editors | 23/08/2022

    Treasury will prioritise ‘token mapping’ work in 2022, to help identify how crypto assets and related services should be regulated. A consultation will be released “soon”.

    Custody & Infrastructure

    ASX, Zerocap Complete Digital Asset Custody POC

    By Editors | 18/08/2022

    The project will support custody on Synfini, ASX’s new DLT-as-a-Service platform, for any tokenised asset, including crypto.

    Structural Regulation

    RBA to Establish Panel of Economists to Aid Policymaking

    By Editors | 18/08/2022

    The first meeting of the new panel is planned for 6 October, to discuss economic challenges and the appropriate role of forward guidance in monetary policy.

    Cryptocurrency

    ASIC Concerned by Extent of Retail Investors Exposed to Crypto

    By Editors | 18/08/2022

    ASIC chair Joe Longo says better investor protections are needed after a survey of retail investors founr 44 percent were holding cryptocurrency.

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