Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

March RBA hike now on the cards

Allen said because of the concerning economic environment it is likely, at this stage, to expect an interest rate hike in both March and May.

RBNZ working with industry to improve access to basic transaction services

Last year the Council of Financial Regulators (CoFR) consulted the public on whether New Zealanders should have the right to access a basic transaction account if they want one.

Bendigo Bank tech outage leaves top clients out of pocket

Last December it was revealed that four people were arrested after suspicious activity at one of Bendigo’s branches.

ASIC bans former MWL Financial Services Adviser Raluca Terheci for a period of 6 years

ASIC has reason to believe that Ms Terheci is not a fit and proper person, is not adequately trained or competent and is likely to contravene a financial services law.

Mortgagee or Liquidator Sales of JTC properties: What lenders and insolvency practitioners need to know

The Circular forms part of JTC’s broader effort to improve regulatory efficiency and policy transparency.

Carey Olsen recognised in China Business Law Journal’s Deals of the Year 2025

These awards highlight the firm’s role in advising on some of the most complex and high‑profile China‑related matters of the past year.

Hong Kong and Shanghai Ink Digitized Cargo Trade MOU

Under the MOU, research will be jointly conducted on digital technology and its applications

APRA statement on gender pay gap

APRA’s 2024 average total remuneration gender pay gap was 5.6%, as reported by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency.

ASIC secures record $350 million in civil penalties and $583 million back to Australians in second half of 2025

This is the highest prison sentence imposed by an Australian court in relation to an ASIC criminal investigation

Takaichi’s reflationist BOJ picks nudge yen, boost stocks

Noguchi’s five-year term concludes at the end of March and Nakagawa’s finishes in June.

Malaysia regulator appoints LC Wakaful Digital to operate nation’s first social exchange platform

With the social exchange, we are institutionalising trust in social finance

ASIC releases guidance for operators of employee entitlement schemes

ASIC will make a new legislative instrument in March 2026

ASIC commences new review of advice licensees that use lead generation services

Superannuation trustees should review this list of features and compare it with their own internal data for indications of high-risk superannuation switching conduct.

ASIC cancels AFS licence of Superfast AM Pty Ltd

Superfast may apply to the Administrative Review Tribunal for a review of ASIC’s decision.

MAS Announces Expansion of Equity Market Development Programme

This follows the announcement by the Prime Minister and Minister for Finance at Budget 2026 today to top up the Financial Sector Development Fund to support the expansion of the EQDP.

APRA grants new general insurance licence to AmTrust Specialty Limited

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has granted AmTrust Specialty Limited a licence to operate as a general insurer (GI) under the Insurance Act 1973.

Retail trader sentenced in SFC’s false trading case

The Court also ordered Ng to pay a fine of $117,715, a sum equivalent to the total profit he made from his false trading activities, and to pay the SFC’s full investigation costs of $199,

SFC launches trading initiatives to boost digital asset market vibrancy in Hong Kong

To further drive VA trading activity in Hong Kong, the SFC permits affiliates of licensed VATPs to act as market makers on their platforms

ASIC imposes licence conditions on Corpay subsidiary following compliance failures

Australian small business owners managing their FX exposures in volatile times expect AFS licensees to treat them fairly and to afford them important statutory consumer protections they are owed.

Former director of NDIS provider charged with dishonesty offences

The matter is being prosecuted by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) (CDPP).

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