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Two fields change the $250,000 answer
APRA's Financial Claims Scheme ties deposit protection to the account holder and the authorised deposit-taking institution, making the cash-review record more important than the number of accounts on a statement.
ASIC is augmenting its published information. What changes for advice practices?
The Information Publication Scheme sets out what ASIC must publish, what it may withhold and the limited, practical question this raises for licensee governance.
ASIC licensee calendar: what changed this week (staging smoke 16 Sep 2026)
A staging verification of the weekly publish path. Not a production story.
ASIC calls time on transitional relief for relevant digital asset facilities
The 30 September 2026 deadline does not apply to every crypto-related activity. Advisers and licensees need to establish whether they provide a digital asset facility that is a financial product, and whether they can continue after transitional relief ends.
Next adviser exam less than a fortnight away as cumulative pass mark holds at 92.8%
The 34th exam cycle runs on 20 August with bookings now closed, after June results took the number of individuals to have passed the profession's entry exam past 21,000.
Payday super's first month done, but the June quarter tail carries a contributions cap sting
The seven-business-day regime is live, the ATO's transitional guidance is in force, and advisers are being warned that deferred June quarter contributions could push higher-income clients over their concessional caps.