Analysis, commentary, and practical guides on Australian regulatory compliance, energy transition, ESG reporting, construction law, and AI-native practice — from the Proximo AI team.
From 1 July 2026, real estate agents, buyer's agents, and property developers become reporting entities under Australia's AML/CTF laws. Six core obligations. Criminal penalties for non-compliance. Here's everything you need to know.
→ Read articleThe 2026 reforms create two distinct compliance tracks for financial advice practices. Which track applies determines the scope of your obligations, the depth of governance requirements, and your customer due diligence burden. This guide explains both.
→ Read articleMost accounting practices are caught by the Tranche 2 reforms — extensively. Trust creation, company formation, client money management, registered office services: these are designated services from 1 July 2026. CPA Australia has flagged that a meaningful grey area persists.
→ Read articleFrom 1 July 2026, your professional advisers must verify your identity, identify beneficial owners of your entities, and understand the source of your funds before helping you with certain transactions. What every Australian business owner and property investor needs to know.
→ Read articleBeing enrolled with AUSTRAC is not the same as being compliant with what the regulation now requires. The 2026 reforms have fundamentally reset the standard for every mortgage broker in Australia — and most have not yet rebuilt their programs to meet it.
→ Read articleTraditional SaaS digitises existing manual compliance processes. AI-native SaaS eliminates them. Here's why the distinction matters for every regulated Australian business — and how Proximo AI's three-product suite delivers compliance infrastructure that actually works.
→ Read articleAustralia has a $100+ billion infrastructure pipeline. Most of it is being managed on spreadsheets. Proximo Tendr and Proximo Triton are AI-native platforms purpose-built for the procurement, contract management, and compliance demands of major infrastructure, construction, and energy projects.
→ Read articleCPS 230 Operational Risk Management Standard became effective 1 July 2025. We explain the four core obligations — ORMF, operational resilience, service provider management, and incident reporting — and what boards must actively govern.
→ Read articleMid-size Australian businesses entering mandatory climate disclosure from 1 July 2026 have one year to prepare. This guide covers the governance gap analysis, Scope 3 measurement, scenario analysis, and assurance steps that cannot be left to the last quarter.
→ Read articleRenewable Energy Zone access rights are a prerequisite for project bankability in NSW. This guide explains the auction process, the correct connection sequencing with TransGrid, EIC revenue support under the Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap, and how to structure projects alongside the Federal CIS.
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