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Global wealth manager champions embattled digital currencies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
... antidote to what they see as the ills caused by the traditional system." He added that some of the world's leading blockchain and fintech experts are involved in the development of the app, which will be made available to both Apple and Android users. ...

Industry names team up for cryptocurrency fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2017
... traditional, recognised fund structure and long-term global markets experience with the new, emerging asset class of blockchain-based technologies, according to Hatfield. Based and registered in the Cayman Islands, the actively traded cryptocurrency ...

ASX pioneers blockchain technology

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2017
... different systems or databases participants use, as well as instantly eliminate reconciliation issues, he said, adding blockchain technology is not as a bigger risk others may perceive it as. He added not all participants will migrate at once as a transition ...

Calastone adopts blockchain

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2017
Calastone announced its global transaction network is migrating fully to blockchain-enabled infrastructure. Technology underpinning Calastone's core network will transition to a private and permissioned-based blockchain infrastructure in 2019, the company ...

Advice industry must think bigger: Netwealth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2017
... industry - this is stuff that was put in place three, four, five years ago," Heine said. Respondents didn't consider blockchain, artificial intelligence or Know Your Customer (KYC) technologies to be gamechangers, despite the world's biggest companies ...

Blockchain will boost company value: Research

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
Using blockchain technology to allow e-voting at annual general meetings would likely increase overall company value, latest research from the University of Wollongong shows. Research conducted by University of Wollongong deputy vice chancellor Alex ...

Financial Standard journalist recognised in press awards

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2017
... said. "We are beginning to see dramatic changes in the financial industry in Asia Pacific as the disruptive forces of blockchain, bitcoin and fintech begin to take hold. We believe journalists play a vital role in helping everyone keep informed of the ...

Cryptocurrency interest underwhelming: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2017
... bitcoins as a barter of exchange will be subject to GST. Michael Dunworth, chief executive of Silicon Valley-based blockchain outfit Wyre encouraged financial advisers to consider bitcoin as an asset class. "A lot of people say that bitcoin is very volatile. ...

Aussie fintech usage surges

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017
... million in independent venture capital fund Reinventure. Sixteen active investments to date cover digital processes, blockchain, digital currencies, big data and analytics, and social and B2B networks. Fintech Hyper Anna for example, is an artificial ...

Northern Trust grows APAC team with Sydney hire

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2017
... market to develop and build innovative solutions. He said an example of the firm's recent work in this space is the blockchain solution for the private equity market. "In Australia, Northern Trust is working closely with the market in relation to innovative ...