Oceania Reg Desk

Monday, 2026-08-24 · covering the last 72h

Australia

A quiet weekend. ASIC has not yet published an outcome or response paper on CS 59 (proposed replacement of RG 264 Sell-Side Research with a shorter, principles-based guide), which closed for submissions Friday 21 August, or on CS 60 (proposed remake of the low-volume financial markets instrument, including a threshold increase from $1.5m to $2.5m), which closed 20 August. CS 59 · CS 60

Treasury opens consultation on climate-related financial disclosure efficiency. The consultation, running 24 August to 2 October, seeks feedback on streamlining the mandatory climate reporting regime for large listed and unlisted entities introduced in 2024–25; it is a disclosure-efficiency review rather than a change to the underlying reporting obligation. Treasury consultations

No material notices from ASX, or from TMX Australia (the venue operating under Cboe Titanium technology since its acquisition by TMX Group completed in early August), in the last 72 hours. The RBA board did not meet in this window; it held the cash rate at 4.35% (unanimous) on 11 August, with the next Monetary Policy Board meeting not due until late September.

New Zealand

No material new items from the FMA or NZX in the last 72 hours. The RBNZ did not meet in this window; the OCR remains at 2.50%, with the next Monetary Policy Statement due 2 September. The MBIE Capital Markets Reform Phase Two consultation remains open, closing tomorrow, 25 August, at 5pm.

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