CRYPTOCURRENCY
Funds management
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....
Funds management
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 ...
Funds management
ETF Securities will launch its spot Bitcoin ETF this week, the first available in Australia....
Funds management
Cryptocurrency is being embraced by older investors with holdings in self-managed super funds rising by 74% in one year, according to BTC Markets, and the largest client ...
Financial planning
Research house Lonsec has partnered with cryptocurrency fund manager Monochrome Asset Management, indicating financial advisers are becoming more open to using the asset ...
Funds management
While inflows of new traders and reactivators have tapered in the contracts for difference and foreign exchange space, 33% are trading cryptocurrency, according to Invest...
Superannuation
The corporate regulator has noticed an increase in marketing recommending Australians to switch to self-managed superannuation funds that invest in crypto, and has warned...
Financial planning
Australian investors remain strongly bullish on domestic equities followed by international equities and property, according to Investment Trends....
Policy & Regulation
The Federal Government will commence consultation to reform rules around cryptocurrency, buy now/pay later, and broader digital assets, and will look to launch a Central ...
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