In June 2023, the Federal Government released its Strategic Plan for the future of Australia's payments system. Shortly following the release of the Strategic Plan, the Government consulted on proposals to significantly...more
10/21/2025
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Consultation Papers ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
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Payment Systems ,
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Public Consultations ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Retail ,
Stablecoins
ASIC’s Report on private credit provides a look into regulators likely focus -ASIC has published a report providing a high-level review of the private credit market in Australia. Entitled “Private credit in Australia”, REP...more
10/13/2025
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Australia ,
Commercial Loans ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Portfolios ,
Lenders ,
Liquidity ,
Loans ,
Private Funds ,
Securitization ,
Transparency ,
Valuation
After two rounds of consultation, the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Rules 2025 (New AML Rules) were made on 29 August 2025 alongside the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terroism Financing (Class...more
9/5/2025
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A quick recap on reforms affecting reporting entities The Amended AML/CTF Act removed the concept of "designated business groups" and replaced this with "reporting group". The concept of "reporting group" means that, if...more