News, standards updates and audit guidance for crypto-accounting teams, covering reporting, compliance and regulatory developments.
APAC crypto AML/KYC bootcamp: what compliance leads and CFOs need to know about the region's regulatory landscape
ASIC wins permanent director disqualification after a $7M super fraud routed through crypto accounts, a case study in governance failure with clear lessons for accounting firms and CFOs
ASIC's $10M penalty against Binance Australia Derivatives exposes systemic wholesale-client misclassification risks that accounting firms, auditors, and CFOs servicing crypto businesses must assess now.
ASIC secures conviction of a former finance director who dealt with AU$181K in suspected scam proceeds through a crypto deposit firm, highlighting facilitator liability and AML control obligations for accounting firms and CFOs.
AML and compliance obligations for banks, accounting firms, and CFOs as regulators clamp down on Bitcoin ATM fraud typologies
ASIC's AUD 1M+ penalty on NAB's WealthHub for reporting failures is a live warning for every financial services firm on the cost of deficient compliance infrastructure
Regulatory sandboxes for DLT in financial market infrastructure are moving from concept to live pilots across the EU, UK, Switzerland and Australia, with concrete compliance, accounting, and operational implications for firms and CFOs.
ASIC's cancellation of CAIP Services' AFS licence for ceasing business is a compliance and licensing wake-up call for Australian firms active in digital asset financial services.
Binance's failed MiCA application in Greece and its active pursuit of fresh EU and Asia-Pacific licenses signals a regulatory inflection point that accounting firms, auditors, and CFOs serving crypto-active clients must track closely.
Accounting firms and CFOs serving multinationals need to understand the improved but still incomplete interoperability between ISSB Standards and ESRS, and what a credible single-report approach actually requires in practice.
ASIC's prosecution of a Brisbane CPA and SMSF auditor for alleged misappropriation of nearly $5 million signals serious professional-conduct and fiduciary risk for accounting firms managing client funds and superannuation accounts
ASIC secures $925,000 in Federal Court penalties against RM Capital and SMSF Club for conflicted remuneration breaches, with compliance reporting orders and a pending appeal, signalling heightened oversight risk for AFS licensees and their authorised representatives.
ASIC's escalating prosecution of a former AFS licensee director signals rising regulatory risk for firms that lack defensible client records and compliant digital asset accounting systems
ASIC's $20.5M penalty proceeding against ASX over misleading CHESS replacement disclosures signals heightened scrutiny of DLT project governance and market announcements for listed entities and their advisers.
ASIC's wind-up action against 12 companies for unlicensed financial services and four years of missed audited financial statements is a sharp reminder that audit lodgement failures and unlicensed advice carry existential regulatory risk in Australia.
ASIC charges a permanently disqualified SMSF auditor who continued signing off on 56 entities and fabricated 47 audit reports, exposing the compliance risk for accounting firms relying on third-party auditors
ASIC's $20.5M Federal Court penalty against ASX for misleading CHESS replacement disclosures sets a precedent for market operator disclosure standards and signals heightened regulatory scrutiny of technology project updates in Australia.
ASIC's DDO stop orders against Stratfund expose how TMD deficiencies in private credit funds create acute regulatory and compliance risk for accounting firms and CFOs advising on alternative investment structures
ASIC's rolling Federal Court enforcement against Australian Fiduciaries and 30+ related entities signals serious risks for accounting firms and auditors serving SMSF clients exposed to complex managed investment scheme structures
ASIC's escalating enforcement action against Melbourne adviser Ferras Merhi, covering asset freezes, travel restraints, winding-up orders and the conduct allegations that accounting firms and compliance officers need to track
ASIC's successful continuous disclosure action against Rex Airlines signals tightened accountability for listed entity boards and raises record-keeping questions relevant to firms advising ASX-listed clients.
ASIC's escalating Federal Court action against Ferras Merhi signals heightened regulatory scrutiny of superannuation advice models, conflicted remuneration, and AFSL oversight failures across Australian financial services firms.
ASIC Report 833 exposes systemic trustee oversight failures across $305 billion in superannuation platforms, with enforcement already underway and more to come
ASIC's cancellation of Capital Guard's AFS licence over a fake Macquarie bond scheme signals heightened scrutiny of fixed-income investment fraud and raises immediate compliance questions for accounting firms and auditors serving retail financial services clients.
