The update concerns ASIC's proposal to remake regulatory relief instruments governing market licensing requirements, which is a core authorization and supervisory matter.
Mandatory inheritance: Authorisation is a child of Supervision, so Supervision must be raised as the secondary tag.
Product
This regulatory update concerns low-volume financial market licensing relief and does not directly address any specific retail financial product type from the taxonomy.
While investment platforms may operate in financial markets, this update is fundamentally about market infrastructure licensing rather than a consumer-facing product or service.
Obligation
The update describes a regulatory consultation on remaking an existing relief instrument with a threshold adjustment, which involves governance-level decision-making and rule-setting rather than a direct firm obligation.
The proposed threshold increase from $1.5M to $2.5M will create an eligibility criterion for low-volume market relief, though the update itself is consultative rather than a finalized obligation.
Activity
The update concerns regulatory relief for low-volume financial markets from market licensing requirements, which relates tangentially to market infrastructure and investment dealing but lacks direct retail customer activity or product/service delivery elements.
The instrument affects financial market operations where retail investment transactions may occur, but the update is primarily a regulatory/legislative consultation on licensing thresholds rather than a specific business activity change; flagged for human review due to low confidence and indirect relevance.
Themes
The update concerns regulatory relief and licensing exemptions for low-volume financial markets, which relates tangentially to market conduct and operational framework but does not directly address retail customer protection, conduct standards, or harm prevention.
The threshold adjustment and relief framework may indirectly affect market contestability and barriers to entry for smaller market operators, though the update is primarily administrative and procedural rather than substantively addressing competitive conduct.
Functions
Vendor Management is the closest fit as the update concerns regulatory relief for low-volume financial market operators, which may affect how firms manage third-party market infrastructure providers, though the connection is indirect and requires human review.
Compliance has a secondary role in interpreting and monitoring adherence to the remade instrument's threshold changes and technical amendments, though this is a consultative phase with limited immediate operational impact.
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TITLE: Australian Securities and Investments Commission Seeks Feedback on Low-Volume Financial Markets Relief Remake
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On August 6, 2026, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) invited industry feedback on its proposal to remake the ASIC Corporations (Low Volume Financial Markets) Instrument 2016/888, which is scheduled to sunset on October 1, 2026. The current relief exempts low-volume financial markets from the requirement to hold an Australian market licence under Part 7.2 of the Corporations Act 2001.
ASIC proposes to remake the instrument because it is operating effectively and remains a necessary and useful part of the legislative framework. The substantive change proposed is an increase to the transaction value threshold for low-volume financial markets from $1.5 million to $2.5 million, reflecting inflation since the threshold was last adjusted in 2016. A financial market qualifies as low-volume if, during the preceding 12 months, no more than 100 completed transactions are entered into and the value of those transactions does not exceed the relevant threshold. All other proposed amendments are minor, technical, or consequential and do not materially change the instrument's operation. ASIC considers it would be inconsistent with the purpose of the market licence regulatory regime to require low-volume financial markets to hold an Australian market licence, given their limited transaction volumes.
The feedback period closes on August 20, 2026, at 5pm (Australian Eastern Standard Time). Responses should be emailed to rri.consultation@asic.gov.au. The proposed draft instrument is available on ASIC's consultation page (CS 60). Under the Legislation Act 2003, all legislative instruments automatically sunset after 10 years unless ASIC takes action to preserve them.
ASIC seeks feedback on remaking low-volume financial market relief | ASIC Newsroom Print Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Email ASIC is inviting industry feedback on its proposal to remake a legislative instrument which exempts low-volume financial markets from the requirement to hold an Australian market licence. The current relief, under the ASIC Corporations (Low Volume Financial Markets) Instrument 2016/888 (ASIC Instrument 2016/888), is scheduled to sunset on 1 October 2026. ASIC proposes to remake the instrument because it is operating effectively and remains a necessary and useful part of the legislative framework. The only substantive change proposed is an increase to the transaction value threshold for low-volume financial markets from $1.5 million to $2.5 million. This reflects factors including inflation, noting the threshold has not changed since 2016. A financial market is considered a low volume financial market if, during the 12-months before it is included on the register: no more than 100 completed transactions are entered into, and the value of those transactions does not exceed the relevant threshold. All other proposed amendments are minor, technical or consequential, and do not materially change the operation of the instrument. The proposed draft instrument is available at CS 60 Proposed remake of low-volume financial markets instrument . Providing feedback Feedback on the proposal should be emailed to rri.consultation@asic.gov.au by 5pm (AEST) on 20 August 2026 . Please refer to CS 60 for details. Background Under the Legislation Act 2003 , all legislative instruments are automatically repealed, or ‘sunset’, after 10 years, unless ASIC takes action to preserve them. ASIC Instrument 2016/888 exempts low-volume financial markets from the requirement to hold an Australian market licence by exempting them from the operation of Pt 7.2 of the Corporations Act 2001 . ASIC considers it would be inconsistent with the purpose of the market licence regulatory regime to require a low-volume financial market to hold an Australian market licence. ASIC is Australia’s corporate, markets and financial services regulator.