Australia

    Emerging Prudential Risks

    Smaller Super Funds Face Bigger Sustainability Challenges: APRA

    By Editors | 10/04/2022

    On the whole, assets in small and medium sized super funds are declining. Large super funds can more easily spread their costs over a wider membership base.

    Structural Regulation

    ASX Proposes to Enhance Rules for SPPs, Material Placements

    By Editors | 09/04/2022

    ASX is seeking views on two alternative bases proposed for conducting a scale-back on security purchase plans, and proposes new disclosure requirements for material placements.

    Supervision & Enforcement

    ASIC Charges Firm for Offering Crypto Loans Without Credit Licence

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 09/04/2022

    ASIC has charged Helio Lending for falsely representing that it had a credit licence that allowed it to offer cryptocurrency-backed loans.

    Capital Adequacy

    APRA Consults on Interim Capital Reporting Standards

    By Editors | 08/04/2022

    APRA says it has made changes to better meet data needs, simplify reporting requirements, and reduce the need for future data collections and ad hoc requests.

    PEPs & Sanctions

    FSC Australia Issues Guidance on Russian Asset Divestment

    By Editors | 08/04/2022

    The guidance is for superannuation trustees, asset managers investing superannuation capital, and asset managers operating managed schemes with super funds as investors.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    Westpac Penalised in Consumer Credit Insurance Mis-selling Case

    By Editors | 08/04/2022

    Westpac issued consumer credit insurance policies to customers who did not request the product, then asserted a right to payment which customers were not liable for.

    Capital Adequacy

    APRA to Align Definition of SFI Across Prudential Standards

    By Editors | 06/04/2022

    Under the changes, foreign-owned ADIs will only be considered a ‘significant financial institution’ for capital adequacy purposes if they are large or complex.

    Emerging Prudential Risks

    APRA Advances to Phase 2 of Superannuation Data Transformation

    By Editors | 05/04/2022

    Phase 2 will deliver more data on retirement outcomes, performance, efficiency, governance, risk management practices, fund operations and industry risks.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    ASIC Launches Federal Court Proceedings Against Macquarie

    By Editors | 05/04/2022

    ASIC says Macquarie failed to properly detect and prevent unauthorised fee transactions by now-convicted former financial adviser, Ross Andrew Hopkins.

    Data Privacy

    Australian Banks Get More Time for Joint Account Data Sharing

    By Editors | 05/04/2022

    Non‑major Australian banks are being given an additional three months to commence sharing of joint account data.

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