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The Federal Court has made one of its first decisions on the application of financial services law regarding crypto assets for fintech company Block Earner....
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Multiple asset managers including Fidelity and VanEck will now be able to list and trade their spot bitcoin ETFs following the approval of the vehicle by the US Securitie...
Financial planning
The US Securities and Exchange Commission may have approved Bitcoin ETFs, but financial advisers in Australia will still face restrictions on advising on them....
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The government has opened a consultation to increase regulation for digital asset and crypto platforms via holding an AFSL, including for those who give advice or promote...
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ASIC has handed over a $53,280 infringement notice to fintech company Bobbob over concerns of potentially misleading some 700 customers to invest $1.6 million in its cryp...
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A Sydney man permanently banned by ASIC and jailed for a Ponzi scheme allegedly duped former NRL player Jarryd Hayne out of $780,000 while the pair were in jail together....
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EXCLUSIVE Popular ETFs could soon come under ASIC’s radar as major ESG funds hold stocks that leading investment managers believe are far from ethical....
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According to Investment Trends, almost two million Australians have been exposed to cryptocurrency, with 1.56 million continuing to hold the digital asset....
Policy & Regulation
Crypto asset service providers will be the target of a new triple-pronged Government reform agenda....
Policy & Regulation
ASIC has increased the number of staff dedicated to cryptocurrency, despite it being unregulated, as high-profile collapses like FTX highlight the dangers of the asset cl...
Features
The collapse of crypto giant FTX has renewed calls for greater regulation of digital assets and the role of financial advice. ...
Funds management
ASIC has made interim stop orders against three crypto funds from Holon Investments Australia....
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It is important to ensure that technology does not drive the regulation of crypto assets or compliance could be difficult to achieve, according to the Australian Law Refo...
Funds management
Regulation of crypto assets should be consistent with non-crypto versions, according to the Financial Planning Association of Australia, in order to protect consumers fro...
Financial planning
ASIC has sought to freeze the assets of Ashley Vincent Arandez who is alleged to have obtained $2.5 million from investors by suggesting their funds would be invested in ...
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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...