Each month, we provide key regulatory updates, compliance insights, and industry developments impacting the financial services sector. In this issue, some of the key topics include:
- ASIC outlined its 2026 surveillance and enforcement priorities for advice licensees, launched a financial complaints data dashboard and released a consultation on changes to NTA requirements for Responsible Entities
- ASIC emphasised the need for strong corporate governance and launched a financial complaints data dashboard
- Treasury is consulting on reforms to financial adviser education standards, the CSLR regime and reforms targeting financial product lead generation, payment service provider regulations (tranche 1), and stronger superannuation member protections
- The Financial Services and Credit Panel reprimanded advisers for poor advice practices
- AUSTRAC issued an updated Suspicious Matter Report guide and guidance on new compulsory examination powers and provided practical guidance on transitional rules under new AML/CTF reforms
- AUSTRAC also provided practical guidance on transitional rules under new AML/CTF reforms
- Treasury is consulting on reforms targeting financial product lead generation, payment service provider regulations (tranche 1), and stronger superannuation member protections
- ASIC released a consultation on changes to NTA requirements for Responsible Entities
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