On 28 January 2026, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced that it is inviting feedback on a proposal to extend existing relief for superannuation trustees from certain application form and cooling-off period requirements during intra-fund transfers.
Current relief and sunsetting
ASIC Corporations (Superannuation: Accrued Default Amount and Intra-Fund Transfers) Instrument 2016/64
On 27 January 2026, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) published its Key Issues Outlook 2026 (2026 Outlook).
Overview
ASIC is tracking significant shifts across Australia’s financial system as pressures on consumers, markets, and businesses intensify. The regulator has identified various system-wide forces that cut across all sectors it regulates
On 18 December 2025, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) published updates to its guidance on Chapters 8A and 8B of the ASIC Market Integrity Rules (Securities Markets) 2017 and the ASIC Market Integrity Rules (Futures Markets) 2017 (together, the Resilience Rules). The updates are reflected in the following regulatory guides:
On 15 December 2025, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) published an announcement releasing the first sustainability reporting educational modules to assist smaller companies and report preparers in understanding and applying the foundational concepts behind the new sustainability reporting requirements.
Educational modules
ASIC, in partnership with the Australian Accounting Standards Board (
On 9 December 2025, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission issued a catalogue summarising key legal obligations and regulatory guidance to help private credit fund operators more easily identify and comply with existing regulatory obligations. The catalogue is not intended to be a substitute for legal advice and does not include all applicable legal and
On 3 December 2025, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) updated Regulatory Guide 168 Product Disclosure Statements: Disclosure and other obligations (RG 168) following consultation with industry.
Background
RG 168 provides guidance on preparing product disclosure statements (PDS) that comply with the requirements in the Corporations Act 2001
On 3 December 2025, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) updated Regulatory Guide 221 Facilitating digital financial services disclosures (RG 221).
RG 221 explains ASIC’s approach to provisions in Parts 7.7 and 7.9 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (Corporations Act), the use of digital delivery of financial
On 5 December 2025, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) published a speech by Commissioner Kate O’Rourke at the 2025 Small Business Association of Australia International Small Business Summit. The speech is entitled ‘Time to get on with business’.
In her speech Commissioner O’Rourke outlines ASIC’s program to ease regulatory burdens
On 28 November 2025, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) initiated consultations on proposed changes to stamp duty and portfolio holdings disclosure requirements.
Background
The proposals are a result of ASIC’s targeted review of superannuation investment disclosure requirements announced in August 2025. As part of this review, ASIC established a Working Group
From October 2024 to August 2025, the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) surveilled 28 private credit funds, including listed and unlisted funds, and retail and wholesale investor funds. In ASIC Report 820: Private credit surveillance report: Retail and wholesale surveillance dated 5 November 2025 (ASIC Report 820), ASIC outlines the better