Regulation
Macquarie’s lending pullback shows how property influencers and buyers’ agents are driving risky, leveraged investment strategies in Australia’s hot market.
The investment titan has shed more light on its move away from riskier lending, as brokers urge regulation of buyers agents and online property influencers.
CBA has joined Macquarie in pulling back from the riskier end of the housing market as concerns mount over unsustainable borrowing.
The global crypto platform backs a licensing regime for exchanges and digital wallets but has warned against any moves to directly regulate underlying digital assets like stablecoins.
The corporate watchdog says regulation isn’t the problem, but its heavy hand risks becoming a handbrake on growth and innovation.
Australia’s largest superannuation fund has backed regulatory intervention as it acknowledges super funds need to do more to safeguard members’ money.
Banking regulator APRA is poised to reveal concerns about how some funds would perform in a crisis, and over the linkages between the super sector and the big four banks.
Labor is pushing ahead with its News Bargaining Incentive and streaming quotas, betting Canberra’s agenda can survive US scrutiny and avoid a Trump backlash.
Exclusive research by East & Partners and Capital Brief has found that private credit take up by corporates is surging, despite growing regulatory scrutiny of the sector.
As Joe Longo nears the end of his term as ASIC chair, he leaves a regulator that is more visible, litigious and image-conscious than the bruised one he inherited.
Corporate lawyers have variously described the regulator's overlooked proposals to reform public markets as "encouraging" and lacking detail.
The ANZ chief executive has firmly pushed back on his critics, arguing he has the right strategy in place – now he just needs to execute.
The Treasurer's surprise preliminary decision to block the acquisition of Mayne Pharma has upended a saga that already stood to reshape the way deals are done in Australia.
In a rare show of openness to regulation, private credit funds say ASIC’s push for more transparency could go even further.
Three industry associations have cautiously backed ASIC's plan for more transparency in private markets, as the regulator flagged potential action against funds engaging in poor practices.
A top global Mastercard exec says what happens in Australia "set a precedent for the world" on regulation, and that the central bank should level the playing field in payments.
With Anthony Albanese abroad, Canberra chatter turns to tech policy at home — including how the prime minister's rapport with Trump will shape Australian regulation.
