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The Australian Financial Security Authority (AFSA) has released its 2025–26 State of the Personal Property Securities System report, highlighting continued strong use of the Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR) and emerging trends in how…

Personal insolvencies rose 9.9 per cent in 2025–26, with 13,465 Australians entering the system, up from the previous financial year. Despite this increase, new personal insolvencies remained well below the 10-year average of 17,921 cases per…

AFSA CEO Tim Beresford explains how insolvency reform and better alignment of personal and corporate systems could lift productivity and support small business.

The Australian Government has released an exposure draft bill for consultation on proposed personal insolvency reforms.

AFSA Chief Executive Tim Beresford writes in CA ANZ’s Quarterly Ethics Digest on why ethical conduct builds trust in professionals.

Bankruptcy Basics is AFSA’s new online course for financial counsellors and others helping people in financial difficulty.

The Personal Insolvency Regulator (PIR) is a quarterly newsletter from AFSA. August 2026 edition.

Figures released today by the Australian Financial Security Authority show personal insolvencies across Australia have continued to increase, as forecasted.

New data released today show 480,825 registrations were removed from the Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR) during the June quarter 2026.

AFSA's year in review: insolvency trends, system integrity and PPSR improvements over the past year, and priorities for 2026 to 27