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Securities / Derivatives
ASIC Defers New Fee Disclosure Obligations Two Years to 2022
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 10/09/2020
Superannuation funds and managed investment scheme issuers will now have until September 2022 to comply with fee and cost disclosure requirements.
Capital / Liquidity
APRA Formalises Updated Guidance on Treatment of Deferred Loans
By Editors | 09/09/2020
Banks need not treat deferred loans as past due or impaired for capital or reporting purposes until after 31 March. New reporting requirements now apply.
Capital / Liquidity
APRA to Amend Liquidity Rules for Banks – Report
By Editors | 08/09/2020
The changes will require banks to decrease their holdings of private sector liquid assets in favour of buying more government debt.
Fintech / Regtech
ASX Opens Data Science Platform to Third Party Firms
By Editors | 07/09/2020
ASX DataSphere allows third-party firms to experiment with ASX and non-ASX datasets spanning fixed income, interest rates, derivatives, equities, and benchmarks.
Fintech / Regtech
Australian Banks Expand Use of Blockchain For Bank Guarantees
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 05/09/2020
ANZ, CBA, Westpac, IBM and Scentre Group are opening up to early adopters a blockchain platform that in trials has reduced the issuance time for bank guarantees to just one day.
Uncategorised
Australia Passes Law to Allow Employees to Choose Super Fund
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 04/09/2020
The bill will allow Australians to choose their own superannuation fund instead of being forced to invest in mandatory superannuation funds offered by their employers.
Securities / Derivatives
New Zealand Extends Overseas Investment Notification Requirement
By Editors | 04/09/2020
The notification regime allows the government to impose conditions on or block transactions that are contrary to New Zealand’s national interest.
Fintech / Regtech
Australia Senate Committee on Fintech, Regtech Publishes Interim Report
By Editors | 04/09/2020
The committee has categorised the material presented under: Covid-19 issues, tax, regulation, access to capital, skills and talent, and culture.
Capital / Liquidity
RBA Expands Low-cost Term Lending Facility for Banks
By Editors | 02/09/2020
The expansion brings the total available funding under the term lending facility to about A$200 billion, said RBA governor Philip Lowe.
Market Infrastructure
APRA Updates Four-Year Corporate Plan to Prioritise Covid Risks
By Editors | 02/09/2020
APRA will prioritise the safety and soundness of regulated institutions, operational resilience and contingency planning for adverse events.
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