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Monochrome launches Ethereum ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2024
Monochrome Asset Management has launched an Ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF) on stock exchange Cboe Australia today. The Monochrome Ethereum ETF (IETH) aims to give investors a return that matches the price of Ethereum in Australian dollars; it has ...

'Challenging period' for active managers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
... broadly outperformed. "Since both are often seen as sources of potential excess returns, it may not be surprising that the US dollar and Euro-denominated fixed income markets hosted some of the most fertile grounds for actively managed funds," it said. ...

Carnegie's MHC Digital, Circle target local stablecoin push

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024
... time, multi-currency stablecoins are expected to provide a more efficient alternative to the traditional multi-trillion-dollar foreign exchange market. USDC reserves are held in segregated accounts, kept entirely separate from Circle's business operating ...

Labor delivers another budget surplus, but productivity stalls

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024
... consecutive surpluses. "This is the first time a government has delivered back-to-back surpluses in nearly two decades. In dollar terms, they are the biggest consecutive surpluses on record," Chalmers said. "These surpluses are helping to pay down debt ...

APRA calls out high-cost super platforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2024
... assessed," APRA said. "This cost is in most instances charged through an access fee, where a member is charged an upfront dollar fee to gain access to the product offerings on the platform. "Although, the median administration fee for Platform TDPs drops ...

Super to be paid on parental leave from July 2025

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
The legislation that will see superannuation contributions paid alongside government-funded parental leave entitlements passed parliament this morning. Parents receiving payments from the Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave scheme will begin receiving ...

Payday Super penalties ramped up ahead of legislation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... Unions also urged the government to introduce legislation swiftly, with ACTU president Michele O'Neil saying: "Every dollar in workers' super accounts is essential to ensuring that they can afford to retire in dignity. More regular employer super ...

Genetic test results to no longer hinder life cover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
... moratorium. Concerns raised included insurers still requesting test results regardless of whether applications fell below the dollar-based thresholds, and the fact the moratorium is industry-led and lacks government oversight. Lead author of the report ...

Advisers add 5.7% premium

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024
... also behavioural coaches who help clients. "Advisers' practical support also helped clients maintain strategies like dollar cost averaging as rising inflation cut their disposable income," he said. Advisers' value add has decreased by 0.20% from ...

More to do in the fight against inflation: Chalmers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2024
The government is rolling out a host of measures to provide cost-of-living relief to Australians. As previously flagged in the Budget, from this month the government will provide more help for renters, pensioners and reduce the cost of medicines for ...