Scams and governance failures dominate ASIC misconduct reports
03 Sep 2026
Financial Services Intelligence Watch
Australia’s securities regulator ASIC says scams, retail investor issues and governance failures continue to dominate reports of suspected misconduct across the financial system. Between 1 January and 30 June 2026, ASIC received 9,807 reports of misconduct, with retail investor and ...
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AI can find the vulnerability. Can your firm ...
02 Sep 2026
Financial Services Intelligence Watch
By Compli-Serve Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing the cyber-security equation for financial institutions. The uncomfortable part is that AI may be improving the capabilities of attackers and defenders at much the same time. That is the central message emerging from ...
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2026 Risk and Compliance Returns: Non-filers remain exposed
02 Sep 2026
Financial Services Intelligence Watch
By Compli-Serve The submission windows for the 2026 Risk and Compliance Returns under Directive 11 closed on 30 June and 31 July 2026. A significant number of specified accountable institutions- particularly in the first group (crypto asset service providers, company ...
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8 000 data breach reports put POPIA incident ...
02 Sep 2026
Financial Services Intelligence Watch
The Information Regulator has now received more than 8,000 security-compromise notifications, highlighting the scale of South Africa’s worsening cyber-risk environment and the increasing pressure on organisations to respond properly when personal information is compromised. According to ITWeb, Information Regulator chair ...
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