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Chapmans passes on blockchain investment

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
An ASX-listed diversified investment company has passed up the final opportunity to invest in a US-based blockchain securities trading platform where it had contractual rights to invest up to about $5.3 million (USD 4 million). In February, Chapmans ...

Aussie retail crypto fund flags broker partnership

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018
... crypto mining company and an algorithmic trading desk. "Security token offerings are the next mega-trend in the crypto blockchain space. This specific exchange will allow for the flow of capital between crypto and traditional markets which is obviously ...

Artificial intelligence to become commonplace at instos

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2018
... noted high-level stakeholder engagement and counter-party co-operation as vital to financial services' adoption of blockchain. The findings come from surveys conducted at Northern Trust client events in the first quarter of 2018. Northern Trust head ...

Commonwealth Bank CFO resigns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018
... to Hong Kong after being appointed as group president and chief operating officer of Block.one; publisher of EOSIO blockchain software and seller of the EOS cryptocurrency. Jesudason had only been in the role since June 2017, when he replaced the long-serving ...

Morrison sharpens blockchain, AI agenda

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2018
Australia's open banking, blockchain and emerging fintech sector received a funding boost in last night's Budget, a move the Treasurer said will increase competition and create new jobs. Treasurer Scott Morrison said the funding boost will build on ...

ASIC tightens grip on ICO issuers

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2018
... meet regulatory requirements. In December, the US Securities and Exchange Commission stepped up to halt the ICO of a blockchain meal review app Munchee that sought to raise $15 million. SEC argued Munchee's crypto tokens did not qualify as registered ...

ASX gives timeline for CHESS replacement

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... December last year, ASX deputy chief executive Peter Hiom said the bourse will be the first to use a private and regulated blockchain network. ASX will provide stakeholders an update on the implementation in July, 2018.

Robo-advisers a hard pill to swallow for Aussie investors: CFA

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
... Australia, and that's something that will really move the dial," Six Park chief executive Pat Garrett said. By contrast, blockchain technology got the nod of approval from majority of the institutional investors surveyed. Sixty-three per cent said they ...

DigitalX launches crypto-heavy fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
... cryptocurrencies are under-researched by mainstream asset managers and there is an opportunity to leverage our expertise in Blockchain technology and crypto-asset investment to create value for our clients," DigitalX managing director Leigh Travers said. ...

WAM Capital founding director resigns

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018
... advisory board member at the Australian Digital Currency Association and deputy chair of the Australian Computer Society's blockchain technical committee. "The board is delighted to welcome Dr Ryan as a director," Wilson said. "She is a highly experienced ...