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Online meetings to dominate in 2022

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2022
... Facebook (67%) are the most widely used social media platforms by advisers. Similar to Australia, the survey found that crypto and ethical investing, as well as the need for financial literacy are on the rise in the US. The low interest rate environment ...

Aussies shell out $51m on crypto fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022
... January 2016, the cost of a single Bitcoin was $523, and it is now worth about $51,000. An analysis from trading platform Crypto.com shows the number of crypto owners across the global nearly tripled last year from January's 106 million to 295 million. ...

CFD trading declines: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2022
... investing has increased among CFD/FX traders over the past 12 months. Some 33,500 investors (or 33%) are currently trading in crypto. Of this cohort, three in 10 CFD/FX traders believe that cryptocurrency will be the best-performing investment in the ...

Use of cryptos to boom in 2022: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2022
One billion people will own some form of cryptocurrency by the end of 2022, new research suggests. Analysis from Crypto.com shows the number of crypto owners across the global nearly tripled last year from January's 106 million to 295 million in December. ...

Federal Reserve mulls central bank digital currency

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2022
The US Federal Reserve Board is examining the pros and cons of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) as it considers whether the creation of one would improve the domestic payments system. Considering the current state of the US domestic payments system ...

Insto investors tempted by crypto

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022
... have shifted, 58% of the institutions and wealth managers surveyed cited strong capital growth and 53% said it was because crypto and other digital assets demonstrated more attractive diversification benefits compared to mainstream asset classes. Other ...

Financial watchdog warns on crypto

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022
... funds to SMSFs so that they can "invest in a high return portfolio". SMSF trustees are also being targeted to invest in crypto assets. Australians who decide to self-manage their super, ASIC said, should consider the risks before using their SMSF to ...

Aussie investors retain home bias: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JAN 2022
Australian investors remain bullish on domestic equities, with more than a third expecting them to generate the greatest yields in 2022, new research show. The latest report from Investment Trends highlights a relatively optimistic outlook from investors ...

One in three crypto owners to switch banks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2021
... Australian cryptocurrency owners, conducted by Visa, has revealed one in three plan to switch banks to one that offers crypto products. The survey of more than 790 financial decision makers across Australia found 33% of crypto owners are likely or very ...

Frydenberg pledges to move on crypto regulation

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021
Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has outlined the government's plans to move forward with new crypto asset reforms in 2022. In a speech to the Australian-Israel Chamber of Commerce (AICC) yesterday, the Federal Treasurer described the move as the most ...