FSC Standard 31 formalises how platforms must oversee investments and advisers. This article breaks down what’s changed and what it means in practice.

New OAIC guidance on ID document retention has implications for AML/CTF compliance. Advisers need to reassess when and why client ID documents are retained.

Learn how super trustees and investment platforms can operationalise ASIC Report 781 with structured adviser monitoring, red flag frameworks and evidence-based oversight.

The transitional rules address several key areas of the AML/CTF reforms, providing structured relief while maintaining the integrity of Australia's financial crime prevention framework.

AUSTRAC has made targeted amendments to the Anti‑Money Laundering and Counter‑Terrorism Financing Rules 2025 (AML/CTF Rules), following their initial tabling in Parliament on 29 August 2025. These changes aim to fully operationalise the Act and Rules, correct newly discovered issues, and reduce administrative burden for reporting entities. What Has Changed? The amendments to the AML/CTF Rules address three key areas: reporting groups, technical corrections, and exemptions. He

ASIC has launched a new interactive Internal Dispute Resolution (IDR) data dashboard, giving the public unprecedented access to complaints data across the financial services industry.

AUSTRAC has concluded a supervisory campaign targeting the Wealth Management sector, and the findings paint a concerning picture of widespread AML/CTF compliance gaps.

AUSTRAC has released an AML/CTF program quick guide for financial planners ahead of the upcoming regulatory changes. This quick guide outlines the key components of an AML/CTF program.

What a year. 2025 has been one of those seasons that somehow felt six months long and six years long at the same time. Between school runs, daycare drops, the usual family chaos, and trying to remember which bag has three separate lunchboxes and which one has laptop… we’ve kept pushing  3Lines  Platform forward, helping clients navigate what has honestly been one of the most relentless periods of regulatory change we’ve seen. But there have been some real highlights too: ✨ At

Financial advisers who are existing providers and intend to provide personal advice to retail clients about relevant financial products after 31 December 2025, must ensure they meet the requirements.

ASIC has released an update to the Internal Dispute Resolution (IDR) data reporting handbook to reflect recent legislative and regulatory changes in the Buy now, pay later (BNPL) and digital asset sectors.

On March 20, 2023, the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services began investigating the wholesale investor test for securities offers (Section 708 of Chapter 6D of the Corporations Act 2001) and the wholesale client test for financial products and services (Sections 761G & 761GA of Chapter 7 of the Act), collectively referred to as the 'wholesale investor/client tests.'

Last month, ASIC released guidance (see Information Sheets 276 and 277) to financial advisers and Australian financial services (AFS) licensees about the new requirement for financial advisers to be registered, following the Treasury Laws Amendment (2023 Measures No. 1) Bill 2023 receiving Royal Assent on 27 November 2023.