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Harvest Lane backs US cybersecurity firm

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023
Harvest Lane Asset Management (Harvest Lane) led a $17.2 million funding round for cybersecurity company Votiro, with the investment chief joining the technology firm's board. The new funding aims to accelerate Votiro's global marketing and sales reach ...

BlackRock eyes new ETF products

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023
... thematic ETF. The funds were the iShares Balanced ESG ETF (IBAL), the iShares High Growth ESG ETF (IGRO), and the iShares Future Tech Innovators ETF (ITEK). IBAL and IGRO aim to offer investors core exposure to a globally diversified, sustainable multi-asset ...

Taskforce exposes rising dangers for retail investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023
A Retail Market Conduct Task Force report, issued by IOSCO, has revealed a series of escalating threats to retail investors. The findings will shape ASIC's strategic priorities concerning retail investor harm, focusing on crypto assets, sustainable ...

Portfolio resistance is key: VanEck

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
Investors will likely benefit from considering newer levers to evolve their portfolios, including more defensive strategies while being selective, and look to Future Fund for inspiration. In an address on Tuesday, VanEck's head of investments and capital ...

Global crypto platform expands to Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
Global cryptocurrency platform OKX has revealed plans to establish an Australian office. According to CoinMarketCap data, OKX ranks as the seventh largest cryptocurrency spot exchange and third largest crypto derivatives trading platform, by trading ...

Objective will not achieve any real purpose: IFPA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2023
The Institute of Financial Professionals Australia (IFPA) has bucked the trend, rejecting the proposal to legislate an objective of superannuation. The IFPA said it supports consistency in future policy making around superannuation, which should be ...

Lumiant secures $5.2m seed funding

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2023
Lumiant has closed another seed funding round totaling $5.2 million amid plans to strengthen its US presence and build out a mobile advice solution. The Sydney-founded advice and client engagement platform said the funding came from Invest Blue and ...

ASIC investigates CHESS replacement blunder

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2023
The corporate and securities watchdog has commenced an investigation into the ASX's botched CHESS replacement program. The ASX, its subsidiaries ASX Clear and ASX Settlement, and responsible directors and officers are under scrutiny for their role ...

Cboe Australia migrates technology, launches BIDS offering

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2023
An 18-month effort has seen the bourse, formerly known as Chi-X Australia (Chi-X), officially migrate to Cboe technology. Chi-X was acquired by Cboe Global Markets in July 2021 and rebranded to Cboe Australia in February of last year. With the migration ...

US regulator sues crypto giant, chief executive

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023
Binance and its chief executive Changpeng Zhao have been charged by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) following claims of "willful evasion of US law." The CFTC announced it filed a civil enforcement action in the US District Court against ...