GRC Report Staff

ASIC Form 489 is the mechanism registered foreign companies and registered Australian bodies must use to notify changes to their registered office, office hours, or registered office in the place of origin. Lodgement periods are short (7 days for Australian changes, 1 month for overseas changes), and late fees apply, so compliance teams need clear internal triggers and ownership for these notifications. The document is a form and guide dated 2013/2014, not a new rule, although it is listed with a 2026 date.

ASIC's Form 281 requires companies to give advance notice of certain share buy-backs under section 257F(2)(b) of the Corporations Act 2001. The notice must be lodged at least 14 days before the relevant date, and which buy-back types trigger it depends on specific conditions. Missing the deadline or choosing the wrong procedure can compromise the validity of a buy-back, so compliance teams should confirm the lodgement logic before any transaction.

ASIC has published Form 5284 and its guide, which govern how a corporate collective investment vehicle (CCIV) notifies changes to its registered office or principal place of business address under the Corporations Act 2001. Compliance teams must lodge within 28 days of the change or risk late fees. They must also meet strict address, consent, and signatory requirements. Note that the form version is dated 1 July 2022, so this appears to be a republication of existing requirements rather than a new rule.

ASIC Form 2560 must be lodged before a company sends notice of a members' meeting to approve an equal or selective share capital reduction under section 256C(5) of the Corporations Act 2001. The form is dated 13 February 2015, so it is an existing procedural requirement rather than a new rule. Compliance teams should confirm that lodgement timing, accompanying documents, and follow-on filings are built into corporate action workflows.

The 10th Global Conference on Criminal Finances and Cryptoassets (September 15-16, 2026) brought together about 450 specialists from nearly 90 jurisdictions. It showed progress on blockchain intelligence standards, suspicious transaction reporting practices, and public-private intelligence sharing. The event is not binding regulation, but it signals where supervisory and law enforcement expectations are heading, which matters for compliance teams managing crypto-related financial crime exposure.

ASIC Form 131 must be lodged within 7 days after notice is given of a members' meeting or written consent process for certain demutualization-related changes at unlisted companies that were formerly transferring financial institutions. The form requires a registered disclosure statement, an estimate of member financial benefits, and an independent expert report. Compliance teams should treat the lodgement deadline and attachment requirements as a control point, since late fees apply and a defective form is not considered lodged.

The Board of Appeal of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) published a declaration of commitment and interests from an alternate member, as required under Article 59(6) of the ESA founding regulations. The document is routine and creates no new obligations for financial institutions, but it reflects the independence safeguards that support the credibility of Board of Appeal decisions. Compliance teams should treat it as a governance reference point, not an action item.