CRYPTOCURRENCY

Funds management

VanEck’s Bitcoin ETF has amassed $290 million in assets in its first year, but the ETF provider has said financial advisers remain skeptical of the asset. ...

Financial planning

With advisers expressing a reluctance to invest in cryptocurrency, advised clients are tending to have a smaller allocation to the asset than their unadvised peers. ...

Financial planning

Three of Australia’s largest financial advice groups have shared their thoughts with Money Management on whether they would include crypto on their approved product lists...

Financial planning

Only 11 per cent of financial advice practices have said they are including crypto products on their approved products lists, according to CoreData....

Funds management

ETF provider Betashares has launched two ASX-listed ETFs investing in bitcoin and Ethereum cryptocurrencies. ...

Funds management

Wealth management firm Morgan Stanley has told around 15,000 US advisers that they can recommend bitcoin ETFs for certain clients....

Funds management

Global X has reduced fees on its spot bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs as head of sales Manny Damianakis says they are seeing growing interest from advisers in cryptocurrency....

Funds management

Global X is slated to launch a new ETF focusing on US infrastructure development, while two of its crypto funds surpass AUM milestones following regulatory approvals....

Financial planning

An NSW individual has pleaded guilty to one criminal charge of providing unlicensed financial services after promoting crypto investments at national seminars....

Financial planning

Despite its popularity, only 1 per cent of financial advisers say they have often discussed cryptocurrency with clients, CoreData said, fuelled by concerns of heavy legal...

Funds management

The super and investment fund has added a spot bitcoin ETF from BlackRock to the CFS Edge platform, allowing advisers access to crypto assets....

Funds management

ASIC has appealed the Federal Court’s decision to dismiss proceedings against Finder regarding a crypto-asset product. ...

Financial planning

Financial services class actions are firmly back on the agenda after a ‘brief reprieve’ in recent years, reporting a 69 per cent rise in 2023, with crypto and ESG matters...

Funds management

The corporate regulator has handed down a permanent ban to the director of a crypto fund, whom it deemed to lack “integrity, trustworthiness and judgement”....

Policy & Regulation

ASIC now has a 1:1 ratio when it comes to court success in the enforcement of crypto activities and more action is expected as Treasury seeks to introduce a regulatory fr...

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