Australia's federal government plans to ban subscription traps and hidden fees, addressing tactics that complicate cancellation processes. These traps, affecting three-quarters of Australian ...

The new framework subjects exchanges and custody providers to financial services laws with ASIC as the primary regulator.

SYDNEY, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Nearly half of Australian retail investors owned cryptocurrency in late 2021 and more got their information from YouTube videos than from financial advisers, the securities ...

March 10 (Reuters) - An Australian court has fined ANZ Group Holdings (ANZ.AX), opens new tab A$10 million ($6.6 million) in penalties for non-compliance with consumer credit protection laws in a case ...

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