Australia

Australia Kicks-off OTC Clearing Regime

By Samuel Riding | 14/12/2015

Securities regulator details final rules on mandatory central clearing for OTC derivatives.

ASIC Questions Proposed Super Fund Law

By Samuel Riding | 11/12/2015

Australian regulator concerned by superannuation fund shareholders’ inability to remove directors.

APRA to Streamline Securitisation Framework

By Samuel Riding | 27/11/2015

Consultation paper amends earlier proposals for authorised deposit-taking institutions.

FRTB to Prompt Strategic Rethink for Australian Banks: Wolters Kluwer

By Samuel Riding | 09/11/2015

BCBS’s Fundamental Review of the Trading Book pushing Australian banks to revamp business plans and infrastructure.

Australia to Follow FSB on Banks’ Loss Absorbing Capacity

By Samuel Riding | 06/11/2015

APRA will start working on rules for domestic banks next year so long as FSB requirements have been finalised, regulator says.

ASIC Publishes Changes to Market Integrity Rules

By Samuel Riding | 30/10/2015

Changes impact warrants and ETFs traded on new Chi-X investment product market.

Australia’s Big Four Banks Face Grilling on Bad Debts, Margins

By Editors | 28/10/2015

Expected move follows market leading rate increases in July and August amid regulatory scrutiny of high profitability.

ASIC Publishes Results of New Reviews of HFT and Dark Liquidity

By Editors | 26/10/2015

ASIC releases report examining the impact of high-frequency trading on Australian equity and futures markets and dark liquidity on Australian equity markets.

APRA Seeks Stronger Powers to Prevent Bank Failures

By Editors | 24/10/2015

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority will seek stronger powers to help it prevent distressed banks from collapsing.