Australian Securities and Investments Commission
- Updates to the product disclosure regulatory guide. ASIC is inviting feedback on Regulatory Guide 168 Disclosure: Product Disclosure Statements (and other disclosure obligations), to reduce regulatory complexity. Read More Here.
- Have your say on disclosure relief. ASIC is looking for feedback on six different legislative instruments that could ease advertising restrictions aimed at foreign markets. Read More Here.
- Cancellations and suspensions of Australian Credit Licenses. ASIC has cancelled seven credit licences and suspended one credit licence near the end of the last financial year for not maintaining their membership with the Australian Financial Complaints Authority. Read More Here.
Open Consultations
- Open Consultation: Proposed remake of deposit product disclosure relief instrument. Submit by 24 July 2025.
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
Open Consultations
- Open Consultation: Proposed changes to capital framework for annuity products. Submit by 25 July 2025.
- Open Consultation: Improving the effectiveness of Additional Tier 1 capital instruments. Submit by 5 September 2025.
- Open Consultation: Minor updates to Private Health Insurance (Health Benefits Fund Enforcement) Rules 2015. Submit by 8 August 2025.
Australian Transactions Reports and Analysis Centre
- AUSTRAC Regulatory focus for 2025-2026. AUSTRAC has released priorities for the 2025 and 2026 period to support effective financial crime compliance management and quality reporting. Read More Here.
- AML/CTF Reforms in process. The Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Rules (AML/CTF Rules)exposure draft is currently being reviewed, and the core guidance will be finalised in October. Read More Here.
- Fintel Alliance expands. The 2017 public/private partnership is being expanded to improve the detection of criminal activity. Read More Here.