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ASIC releases 2026–27 supervisory priorities to support better regulation and give industry greater certainty

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ASIC has published its supervisory priorities for 2026-27 for the banking, superannuation, general insurance, life insurance and financial markets sectors to provide greater transparency of priorities and give industry early

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06 Oct 2026

ASIC strengthens AI trading safeguards and streamlines market integrity rules

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ASIC is strengthening safeguards for automated and AI-enabled trading while streamlining regulatory requirements for securities and futures market participants under incoming changes to its Market Integrity Rules (MIRs). The reforms

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25 Sep 2026

Scams and governance failures dominate misconduct report

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New ASIC data released ysterday highlights the important role reports from the public play in helping ASIC identify misconduct, emerging risks and scams across Australia’s financial system. Between 1 January

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04 Sep 2026

ASIC warns against Yepbit and Yepbit Exchange

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ASIC is warning consumers about dealing with Yepbit and Yepbit Exchange (Yepbit) after receiving several reports from investors who say they are unable to withdraw funds from the platform. Yepbit

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13 Aug 2026

ASIC protects consumers by removing high-risk financial sector participants

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ASIC strengthened consumer protection in 2025-26, delivering 150 administrative enforcement outcomes targeting misconduct across Australia’s financial, credit and corporate sectors. Demonstrating the critical role administrative enforcement tools play in disrupting

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11 Aug 2026

ASIC secures record $830 million in civil penalties orders and $644 million back to Australians in 2025-26

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ASIC has delivered one of its strongest enforcement periods on record, securing major penalties and driving tens of millions in payments back to Australians in the first half of 2026.

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21 Jul 2026

ASIC calls platform trustees to account over persistent failures to safeguard super savings

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ASIC is warning superannuation trustees to address stark and persistent failures to protect retirement savings, including gaps in the monitoring of harmful advice fee deductions, unusual fees and investment patterns,

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01 Jul 2026

Super stragglers dampen progress on death benefits delivery for grieving Australians

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Ongoing weaknesses in the death benefit claims handling practices of straggling superannuation trustees risk undermining confidence in the industry’s readiness to service Australia’s ageing population. While many trustees have made

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11 Jun 2026

Scam alert: Scammers luring investors onto fake crypto-asset trading platforms

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ASIC is warning consumers who have joined ‘share trading’ or ‘stock tips’ messaging app groups that scammers are using these forums to push investments on fake crypto-asset trading platforms. These

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26 May 2026

Australia well-placed to unlock opportunities from innovation in the financial system

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New research released ysterday by ASIC shows that Australia is well-placed to harness an ongoing surge of financial innovation. The Innovation in Financial Technology and RegTech research, conducted by the Digital

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22 May 2026

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