Oceania Reg Desk

Thursday, 2026-09-03 · covering the last 24h

Australia

Australia launches national Financial Innovation Strategy. Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services Daniel Mulino launched the strategy in Melbourne on 3 September, responding to the independent review of the Enhanced Regulatory Sandbox led by Maha El Dimachki. It sets a national agenda covering regulatory-sandbox reform, Consumer Data Right work and digital-assets/payments licensing, and directs regulators toward thematic sandboxes including one for digital financial market infrastructure. ASIC media release

ASIC's CS 59 (RG 264 sell-side research, comment period closed 21 August) and CS 60 (low-volume financial markets instrument remake, closed 20 August) remain open with no consultation outcome published; the CS 60 instrument sunsets 1 October. No new ASX, Cboe Australia or RBA items; the cash rate stays on hold at 4.35%, with the next Monetary Policy Board meeting 28–29 September.

New Zealand

No material FMA or NZX items in the window. No new RBNZ communications following its 25bp hike to 2.75% on 2 September; the next review is 28 October. MBIE's Capital Markets Reform Phase Two consultation, which closed 25 August, still has no submissions summary or government response published.

Informational only — summaries of public regulatory and central bank sources; not advice.