Oceania Reg Desk

Wednesday, 2026-09-23 · covering the last 24h

Australia

RBA's 2026 assessment keeps ASX clearing and settlement facilities under heightened supervisory scrutiny. The RBA's annual assessment of ASX's four CS facilities (ASX Clear, ASX Clear Futures, ASX Settlement, Austraclear) against the Financial Stability Standards found they "partly observed" requirements under the Governance, Risk Management Framework, Credit Risk and Operational Risk standards, again citing ASX's governance for not consistently prioritising the facilities' own interests and obligations. The RBA will maintain heightened supervisory scrutiny through the next assessment period and has set explicit expectations for ASX's Transformation Portfolio to fix the governance, capability, culture and risk-management shortfalls. Assessment of ASX Clearing and Settlement Facilities – September 2026

No new ASIC, ASX rulebook or Cboe Australia items in the window.

New Zealand

No material FMA, NZX or RBNZ (FMI) items in the window.

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