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06 September 2021 • By Michael Karpathios • 1 min read

Largest Australian banks at high risk of criminal activity

AUSTRAC has released four new risk assessments revealing that the Australian banking sector is at “medium” to “high” danger of money laundering and ...

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Even crypto evangelists are calling for regulation

Both overseas and in Australia, advocates say that regulation is a necessary step for crypto assets. While the crypto sector has shirked regulation ...

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JobKeeper in firing line as it’s revealed $13bn went to profitable companies

Once a critical lifeline, now potentially the biggest budget dump in history – the government’s JobKeeper spend is at the centre of fierce criticism ...

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Payments system review proposes new role and powers for federal Treasurer

A report on Australia’s payment processing systems has advocated the introduction of new powers that would allow the federal Treasurer to influence ...

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Questions raised on ASIC’s handling of ASX report

A parliamentary committee has questioned the corporate regulator’s decision not to publicly release a report into the ASX’s major market outage in ...

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APRA releases final remuneration standard

APRA has released its final prudential standard that fulfils three of the key recommendations of the royal commission. After an “extensive ...

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New ASIC mandate to cut red tape

The corporate regulator has officially jettisoned its post-royal commission hardline enforcement stance in favour of a mandate with reducing ...

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ASIC considers further payment-for-order-flow bans

ASIC has announced that it will be considering further regulation around payment for order flow between non-market participant intermediaries

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Investors ‘taking a risk’ on crypto providers: ASIC

The corporate regulator has warned investors that using overseas crypto operators will not provide the same consumer protections that apply to local ...

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Treasury poses amendments to DDO obligations

Treasury has announced a number of amendments to the design and distribution obligations, ahead of the new regime’s commencement in October

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