Insights Financial Services: Regulatory Recap - Week commencing 31 August 2026 In this edition of our Financial Services Regulation Newsletter, we focus on key legal developments over the last fortnight. Read more at Gilbert + Tobin. 3 Sep 2026
Insights APRA’s 2026–27 Corporate Plan: sharper execution, with FAR and governance reforms in view The APRA 2026–27 Corporate Plan sets three strategic objectives for the next four years: maintaining financial safety and stability, ‘getting the balance right’ by reducing administrative burden and improving APRA’s organisational effective… 1 Sep 2026
Insights Regulatory Recap | Week commencing 17 August In this edition of our Financial Services Regulation Newsletter, we focus on key legal developments over the last fortnight. Read more at Gilbert + Tobin. 20 Aug 2026
Insights Regulatory Recap | Week commencing 3 August 2026 In this edition of our Financial Services Regulation Newsletter, we focus on key legal developments over the last fortnight. Read more at Gilbert + Tobin. 6 Aug 2026
Insights Financial Services: Regulatory Recap - Week commencing 20 July 2026 In this edition of our Financial Services Regulation Newsletter, we focus on key legal developments over the last fortnight. Read more at Gilbert + Tobin. 23 Jul 2026
Insights Financial Services: Regulatory Recap - Week commencing 6 July 2026 In this edition of our Financial Services Regulation Newsletter, we focus on key legal developments over the last fortnight. Read more at Gilbert + Tobin. 9 Jul 2026
Insights Regulatory Recap | Week commencing 22 June 2026 In this edition of our Financial Services Regulation Newsletter, we focus on key legal developments over the last fortnight. Read more at Gilbert + Tobin. 25 Jun 2026
Insights APRA and ASIC announce welcome reforms to the Financial Accountability Regime On 16 June 2026, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) jointly announced a suite of changes to the Financial Accountability Regime (FAR) designed to reduce the … 19 Jun 2026
Insights APRA's governance overhaul: implications for regulated entity boards On 16 June 2026, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) jointly announced a suite of changes to the Financial Accountability Regime (FAR) designed to reduce the … 19 Jun 2026
Insights Financial Services: Regulatory Recap - Week commencing 8 June 2026 In this edition of our Financial Services Regulation Newsletter, we focus on key legal developments over the last fortnight. Read more at Gilbert + Tobin. 12 Jun 2026
Insights ‘Click Here’: Australia’s Scam Prevention Framework takes shape Treasury has now revealed how the Scams Prevention Framework will work in practice and proposed a new feature, a reimbursement scheme with a $3,000 threshold and equal liability model which will fundamentally change the commercial risk land… 3 Jun 2026
Insights Financial Services: Regulatory Recap | Week commencing 25 May 2026 In this edition of our Financial Services Regulation Newsletter, we focus on key legal developments over the last fortnight. Read more at Gilbert + Tobin. 28 May 2026
Insights Financial Services: Regulatory Recap - Week commencing 11 May 2026 In this edition of our Financial Services Regulation Newsletter, we focus on key legal developments over the last fortnight. Read more at Gilbert + Tobin. 14 May 2026
Insights Financial Services: Regulatory Recap - Week commencing 27 April 2026 In this edition of our Financial Services Regulation Newsletter, we focus on key legal developments over the last fortnight. Read more at Gilbert + Tobin. 30 Apr 2026
Insights Financial Services: Regulatory Recap - Week commencing 13 April 2026 In this edition of our Financial Services Regulation Newsletter, we focus on key legal developments over the last fortnight. Read more at Gilbert + Tobin. 16 Apr 2026
Insights Treasury consults to regulate super platform investment governance and switching risks Treasury has released a consultation paper titled Enhancing member protections in the superannuation industry, seeking comments on a package of reforms developed in response to the losses suffered by members of the Shield Master Trust and F… 13 Apr 2026
Insights Financial Services: Regulatory Recap - Week commencing 30 March 2026 In this edition of our Financial Services Regulation Newsletter, we focus on key legal developments over the last fortnight. Read more at Gilbert + Tobin. 2 Apr 2026
Insights Financial Services: Regulatory Recap - Week commencing 16 March 2026 In this edition of our Financial Services Regulation Newsletter, we focus on key legal developments over the last fortnight. Read more at Gilbert + Tobin. 19 Mar 2026
Insights Financial Services: Regulatory Recap - Week commencing 2 March 2026 In this edition of our Financial Services Regulation Newsletter, we focus on key legal developments over the last fortnight. Read more at Gilbert + Tobin. 5 Mar 2026
Insights Financial Services: Regulatory Recap - Week commencing 16 February 2026 In this edition of our Financial Services Regulation Newsletter, we focus on key legal developments over the last fortnight. Read more at Gilbert + Tobin. 19 Feb 2026
Insights Financial Services: Regulatory Recap - Week commencing 2 February 2026 In this edition of our Financial Services Regulation Newsletter, we focus on key legal developments over the past fortnight. Read more at Gilbert + Tobin. 5 Feb 2026
Insights Financial Services: Regulatory Recap - Week commencing 22 December 2025 In this edition of Gilbert + Tobin’s Financial Services Regulation Newsletter, we focus on key legal development over the last week. 23 Dec 2025
Insights Financial Services: Regulatory Recap - Week commencing 15 December 2025 In this edition of Gilbert + Tobin’s Financial Services Regulation Newsletter, we focus on key legal development over the last three weeks. 18 Dec 2025
Insights Financial Services: Regulatory Recap - Week commencing 3 November 2025 In this edition of our Financial Services Regulation Newsletter, we focus on key legal developments over the last fortnight. Read more at Gilbert + Tobin. 6 Nov 2025
Insights Financial Services: Regulatory Recap - Week commencing 20 October 2025 In this edition of our Financial Services Regulation Newsletter, we focus on key legal developments over the last fortnight. Read more at Gilbert + Tobin. 23 Oct 2025
Insights Financial Services: Regulatory Recap - Week commencing 13 October 2025 In this edition of our Financial Services Regulation Newsletter, we focus on key legal developments over the last fortnight. Read more at Gilbert + Tobin. 16 Oct 2025
Insights ASIC announces approach to publishing internal dispute resolution and reportable situations data ASIC has confirmed how it will publish two public-facing dashboards containing internal dispute resolution (IDR) and reportable situations (RS) data, following consultation with industry. Read Gilbert + Tobin's key takeaways and what's next… 1 Oct 2025
Insights Financial Services: Regulatory Recap - Week commencing 22 September 2025 In this edition of our Financial Services Regulation Newsletter, we focus on key legal developments over the last fortnight. Read more at Gilbert + Tobin. 25 Sep 2025
Insights Financial Services: Regulatory Recap - Week commencing 8 September 2025 In this edition of our Financial Services Regulation Newsletter, we focus on key legal developments over the last fortnight. Read more at Gilbert + Tobin. 12 Sep 2025
Insights ASIC’s 2025–26 Corporate Plan: What financial services firms need to know On Wednesday 27 August, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) released its 2025–26 Corporate Plan, setting out its priorities for the year ahead. 3 Sep 2025
Insights Financial Services: Regulatory Recap - Week commencing 25 August 2025 In this edition of our Financial Services Regulation Newsletter, we focus on key legal developments over the last fortnight. Read more at Gilbert + Tobin. 28 Aug 2025
Insights Financial Services: Regulatory Recap - Week commencing 11 August 2025 In this edition of our Financial Services Regulation Newsletter, we focus on key legal developments over the last fortnight. Read more at Gilbert + Tobin. 14 Aug 2025
Insights Financial Services: Regulatory Recap - Week commencing 28 July 2025 In this edition of our Financial Services Regulation Newsletter, we focus on key legal developments over the last fortnight. Read more at Gilbert + Tobin. 31 Jul 2025
Insights Financial Services: Regulatory Recap - Week commencing 14 July 2025 In this edition of our Financial Services Regulation Newsletter, we focus on key legal developments over the last fortnight. Read more at Gilbert + Tobin. 17 Jul 2025
Insights APRA’s governance reform proposals: what regulated entities need to know APRA has released eight proposals to strengthen governance for banks, insurers and super funds. We explain the key reforms and what regulated entities should do next. 14 Jul 2025
Insights Financial Services: Regulatory Recap - Week commencing 30 June 2025 In this edition of our Financial Services Regulation Newsletter, we focus on key legal developments over the last fortnight. 3 Jul 2025
Insights Financial Services: Regulatory Recap - Week commencing 16 June 2025 In this edition of our Financial Services Regulation Newsletter, we focus on key legal developments over the last fortnight. 19 Jun 2025
Insights Financial Services: Regulatory Recap - Week commencing 2 June 2025 In this edition of our Financial Services Regulation Newsletter, we focus on key legal developments over the last fortnight. 5 Jun 2025
Insights ASIC calls on responsible entities to consider the adequacy of their compliance plans On 2 June 2025, ASIC published findings from its review of a cross-section of compliance plans used by responsible entities (REs) of registered managed investment schemes (funds). 3 Jun 2025
Insights Financial Services: Regulatory Recap - Week commencing 19 May 2025 In this edition of our Financial Services Regulation Newsletter, we focus on key legal developments over the last fortnight. 22 May 2025
Insights Financial Services: Regulatory Recap - Week commencing 5 May 2025 In this edition of our Financial Services Regulation Newsletter, we focus on key legal developments over the last fortnight. 8 May 2025
Insights Financial Services: Regulatory Recap - Week commencing 22 April 2025 In this edition of our Financial Services Regulation Newsletter, we focus on key legal developments over the last fortnight. 24 Apr 2025
Insights ASIC consultation paper on RS and IDR data publication ASIC plans to publish firm-level breach and complaints data, increasing transparency and regulatory scrutiny for licensees. Read more at Gilbert + Tobin. 23 Apr 2025
Insights Financial Services: Regulatory Recap - Week commencing 7 April 2025 In this edition of our Financial Services Regulation Newsletter, we focus on key legal developments over the last fortnight. 10 Apr 2025
Insights Financial Services: Regulatory Recap - Week commencing 24 March 2025 In this edition of our Financial Services Regulation Newsletter, we focus on key legal developments over the last fortnight. 27 Mar 2025
Insights Financial Services: Regulatory Recap - Week commencing 10 March 2025 In this edition of our Financial Services Regulation Newsletter, we focus on key legal developments over the last fortnight. 13 Mar 2025
Insights Financial Services: Regulatory Recap - Week commencing 24 February 2025 In this edition of our Financial Services Regulation Newsletter, we focus on key legal developments over the last fortnight. 6 Mar 2025
Insights The Scams Prevention Framework legislation passes Parliament: time to get your house in order Australia’s new Scams Prevention Framework introduces strict obligations and heavy penalties for banks, telcos and digital platforms to combat scams. 14 Feb 2025
Insights Financial Services: Regulatory Recap - Week commencing 10 February 2025 In this edition of our Financial Services Regulation Newsletter, we focus on key legal developments over the last fortnight. 10 Feb 2025
Insights Regulatory Rumblings – Quarterly Update January 2025 Your quarterly round-up of the key enforcement developments and updates that ASIC-regulated entities and individuals need to know about, packaged up in a short read and brought to you by our Disputes and Investigations team. 31 Jan 2025
Insights Financial Services: Regulatory Recap - Week commencing 27 January 2025 In this edition of our Financial Services Regulation Newsletter, we focus on key legal developments over the last fortnight. 27 Jan 2025
Insights Financial Services: Regulatory Recap - Week commencing 9 December 2024 In this edition of our Financial Services Regulation Newsletter, we focus on key legal developments over the last fortnight. 9 Dec 2024
Insights Financial Services Forum Key Takeaways On 31 October 2024, we hosted our inaugural Financial Services Forum for clients, showcasing insightful presentations and discussions on current and emerging regulatory issues in financial services. 6 Nov 2024
Insights Regulatory Rumblings - Quarterly Update October 2024 Your quarterly round-up of the key enforcement developments and updates that ASIC-regulated entities and individuals need to know about, packaged up in a five-minute read and brought to you by our Disputes and Investigations team. 31 Oct 2024
Insights Financial Services: Regulatory Recap - Week commencing 14 October 2024 In this edition of Gilbert + Tobin’s Financial Services Regulation Newsletter, we focus on key legal developments over the last fortnight. 18 Oct 2024
Insights Financial Services: Regulatory Recap - Week commencing 16 September 2024 In this edition of Gilbert + Tobin’s Financial Services Regulation Newsletter, we focus on key legal developments over the last fortnight. 2 Oct 2024
Insights The proposed scams framework: a whole of ecosystem approach to protecting Australians from scams 25 Sep 2024
Insights Financial Services: Regulatory Recap - Week commencing 19 August 2024 In this edition of Gilbert + Tobin’s Financial Services Regulation Newsletter, we focus on key legal developments over the last fortnight. 5 Sep 2024
Insights Financial Services: Regulatory Recap - Week commencing 2 September In this edition of Gilbert + Tobin’s Financial Services Regulation Newsletter, we focus on key legal developments over the last fortnight. 2 Sep 2024
Insights Australia's whole-of-ecosystem approach to combatting the scourge of scams Today marks the end of Scam Awareness Week 2024. Via this year’s theme, ‘share a story, stop a scam ’, the Australian Government and the National Anti-Scam Centre (NASC) are encouraging us to overcome any shame associated … 30 Aug 2024
Insights Regulatory Rumblings - Quarterly Update July 2024 Your quarterly round-up of the key enforcement developments and updates that ASIC-regulated entities and individuals need to know about, packaged up in a five-minute read and brought to you by our Disputes and Investigations team. 9 Aug 2024
Insights ASIC v American Express Australia Limited: ASIC wins second DDO case ASIC secures second judicial outcome on DDO, following Firstmac case. Learn about the importance of complying with TMD requirements for product distributors. Read now. 22 Jul 2024
Insights Financial Services: Regulatory Recap - Week commencing 22 July 2024 In this edition of Gilbert + Tobin’s Financial Services Regulation Newsletter, we focus on key legal developments over the last fortnight. 22 Jul 2024
Insights ASIC calls out lenders for poor financial hardship practices As an increasing number of Australians struggle with cost-of-living pressures, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has increased its focus on how lenders support customers experiencing financial hardship. 16 Jul 2024
Insights Equipped and ready - The Regulators finalise FAR rules and information Today, the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) and Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) (the Regulators) have released an information package to all insurance and superannuation entities on the Financial Accou… 11 Jul 2024
Insights Financial Services: Regulatory Recap - Week commencing 1 July 2024 In this edition of Gilbert + Tobin’s Financial Services Regulation Newsletter, we focus on key legal developments over the last fortnight. 3 Jul 2024
Insights One-stop digital shop - APRA’s new Prudential Handbook On 19 June 2024, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) launched a Beta version of its new digitised Prudential Handbook. 26 Jun 2024
Insights Financial Services: Regulatory Recap - Week commencing 11 June 2024 In this edition of Gilbert + Tobin’s Financial Services Regulation Newsletter, we focus on key legal developments over the last fortnight. 14 Jun 2024
Insights Financial Services: Regulatory Recap - Week commencing 3 June 2024 In this edition of Gilbert + Tobin’s Financial Services Regulation Newsletter, we focus on key legal developments over the last fortnight. 3 Jun 2024
Insights Financial Services: Regulatory Recap - Week commencing 13 May 2024 In this edition of Gilbert + Tobin’s Financial Services Regulation Newsletter, we focus on key legal developments over the last fortnight. 16 May 2024
Insights Opportunities and Risks of Large Language Models in Financial Services On 27 March 2024, the Alan Turing Institute, in collaboration with HSBC and the UK Financial Conduct Authority, published a new research report (Report) on the impact and the potential of large language models (LLMs) in the financial servic… 6 May 2024
Insights Financial Services: Regulatory Recap - Week commencing 29 April 2024 In this edition of Gilbert + Tobin’s Financial Services Regulation Newsletter, we focus on key legal developments over the last fortnight. 1 May 2024
Insights Financial Services: Regulatory Recap - Week commencing 25 March 2024 ASIC and APRA release cross-industry information package on the Financial Accountability Regime - see ASIC 28 Mar 2024
Insights FAR rules finalised and FAR Information Package for superannuation and insurance industries released On 14 March 2024, being the day before the Financial Accountability Regime (FAR) is set to commence for authorised deposit-taking institutions (ADIs), the Australian Securities Investment Commission (ASIC) and the Australian Prudential Regu… 15 Mar 2024
Insights ‘A tangled mess’: ALRC urges overhaul of financial services laws On 18 January 2024, the Attorney-General of Australia tabled the Final Report of the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) on its inquiry into the legislative framework for corporations and financial services regulation in Parliament. 23 Jan 2024
Insights 'FAR' on the horizon: Evaluating enforcement measures On 14 September 2023, the Financial Accountability Regime (FAR) received Royal Assent. The regime will apply to the banking sector (from 15 March 2024) and superannuation and insurance industries (from 5 March 2025). Whilst a similar regime… 21 Nov 2023
Insights The Optus Outage - A CPS 230 Perspective Today marks 596 days until the commencement of APRA Prudential Standard CPS 230 Operational Risk Management (CPS 230). While that number sounds like there remains adequate time to prepare, many APRA regulated firms have already started impl… 13 Nov 2023
Insights FAR Implications: FCA Fines and Bans Barclays CEO On 12 October 2023, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a decision notice under which it proposes to impose a 1,812,800 penalty on James Staley (the former CEO of Barclays Bank) and ban him from the financial services industr… 23 Oct 2023
Insights Long-awaited regulatory guidance for ADIs on the transition to FAR On 3 October 2023, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) published a long-awaited information package for the transition from the Banking Executive Accountabilit… 5 Oct 2023
Insights Pay Matters: APRA's CPS 511 Remuneration Review On 6 September 2023, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) published key findings from its pre-implementation review of Prudential Standard CPS 511 Remuneration (CPS 511). CPS 511 puts in place a requirement for APRA-regulat… 12 Sep 2023
Insights FAR-out - it's finally here: Financial Accountability Regime passed The long-awaited Financial Accountability Regime Bill 2023 was finally passed by Parliament on 5 September 2023 (FAR). The bill was first introduced into the House of Representatives on 28 October 2021. 5 Sep 2023
Insights Financial Accountability Regime: Key aspects for RSE licensees The Financial Accountability Regime Bill 2023 (FAR Bill) was passed by the House of Representatives on 22 March 2023 and the Senate on 5 September 2023. 5 Sep 2023
Insights ASIC and APRA consult on FAR | Intensifying the spotlight on bank directors and senior executives On 20 July 2023, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Australian Securities Investment Commission (ASIC) released materials for consultation, to support the implementation of the Financial Accountability Regime (FAR… 21 Jul 2023
Insights Superannuation industry: Preparing for upcoming CPS 190 Recovery and Exit Planning On 28 June 2024, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) issued a letter to all Registrable Superannuation Entity (RSE) licensees sharing initial observations from its thematic review of the superannuation industry’s pre… 19 Jul 2023
Insights Buy Now Pay Later - Preparing for tougher regulation On 22 May 2023, Treasury announced the Government’s intention to regulate the Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) industry under the proposed Option 2 as presented by Treasury in its BNPL consultation last November. Under this option, the servic… 26 May 2023