Oceania Reg Desk

Friday, 2026-10-02 · covering the last 24h

Australia

ASIC's remade low-volume financial market licensing exemption takes effect. The ASIC Corporations (Low Volume Financial Markets) Instrument 2026/756 commenced 1 October 2026, replacing the sunsetting 2016/888 instrument and raising the transaction-value threshold that qualifies a market for the licensing exemption from $1.5 million to $2.5 million (the first change since 2016); eligible markets must still be on ASIC's register and limited to 100 completed transactions a year. No other substantive changes were made. ASIC news item

No other material ASIC, ASX, Cboe Australia/TMX Australia Exchange, Treasury or RBA (FMI) rule items in the last 24 hours.

New Zealand

No material FMA, NZX or RBNZ (FMI) rule items in the last 24 hours.

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