Includes: ASIC warns governance gap could emerge in first report on AI adoption by licensees ASIC updates guidance for auditors following extension to financial reporting and audit obligations APRA amends operational risk financial requirements for superannuation trustees
Includes: Upcoming changes to AUSTRAC Online
To ensure good compliance, your policies need to be three things: up-to-date, ready-to-use and easily accessible. RegsWeb is a MIntegrity tech solution that helps you stay on top of all this and more, assisting firms in all the elements of policy management. […]
In May 2023, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) released Issue 148 of its Market Integrity Update. The publication includes important information for market participants, including guidance for assessing cyber capabilities, reports on criminal sentences throughout the industry and — perhaps most importantly — a look at the updated market integrity rules penalty regime. [...]
Although cybersecurity has long been an integral part of the Australian financial sector, the idea of ‘cyber resilience’ is newer and more complicated. Instead of focusing on the tools or solutions required to protect an organisation, cyber resilience goes a step further to encompass frameworks, philosophies and applicable responsibilities. […]
As the financial services landscape grows more intricate and new market entrants disrupt long-held conventions, the challenges of compliance become particularly noticeable. Varying interpretations and fast-changing requirements complicate an already-stringent regulatory environment. Australian financial organisations are left scrambling to play by the rules — all without jeopardising the processes that keep them afloat in a [...]
Regulatory change management is an ongoing challenge for Australian Financial Service Licence (AFSL) and Australian Credit Licence (ACL) holders. The process is difficult due to numerous financial regulators, strict guidelines and dozens of weekly changes — but there are even more factors to consider. […]
All financial services providers must keep track of trends such as business and consumer behaviours, new technology solutions and cybersecurity threats. These patterns are key to staying relevant and competitive — but to stay compliant, financial firms need to track trends in another area: regulatory change. […]
Regulatory change management is notoriously difficult for financial service providers — especially in Australia, where regulations are particularly strict and numerous. With at least seven top regulators to watch, including the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC), AUSTRAC and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC), each releasing dozens of regulatory changes and notices [...]
