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Crescent Capital sells down ClearView stake

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2024
... aggregate more than 73 million fully paid ordinary shares to a range of sophisticated and institutional investors by way of a block trade at 59 cents per share. Following settlement of the sale of the shares, Crescent will still hold more than 225 million ...

Macquarie Asset Management launches low-cost active ETFs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2024
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) has launched two ultra low-cost systematic active ETFs on the ASX that seek to enhance returns over index performance. The ETFs will endeavour to outperform the index by combining data science and human intelligence. ...

Industry reacts to Federal Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
... taxpayers, especially low- and middle-income taxpayers, and provide welcome relief from the surging cost of living," H&R Block director of tax communications Mark Chapman said. "As originally designed by the Liberal/National government, the tax cuts ...

Budget 2024: Regulators given boost to combat misconduct, cybersecurity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... against the tax and superannuation systems. About $79 million will be spent to upgrade the ATO's technologies to identify and block suspicious activity in real time, while $83.5 million will go towards a new compliance taskforce to recover lost revenue ...

Bitcoin halving won't bring immediate price rise

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2024
The Bitcoin halving event - which occurred over the weekend - has seen optimism around the cryptocurrency rise, but major price increases may take some time to shine through. The halving event is coded to occur every 210,000 blocks and halves the reward ...

ATO targets crypto investors, sharing economy

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2024
... on the cryptocurrency bandwagon, many are failing to declare their profits and in some cases the losses, according to H&R Block director of tax communication Mark Chapman. The ATO estimates between 500,000 and one million Australians invest in cryptocurrency. ...

Blockchain mining companies sued by ASIC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024
ASIC has taken legal action against three blockchain mining companies - NGS Crypto, NGS Digital, and NGS Group - along with their sole directors Brett Mendham, Ryan Brown and Mark Ten Caten. The corporate regulator has accused the NGS companies of targeting ...

Bitcoin investing is on the rise, but more regulation is needed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
In April the Bitcoin halving event will occur. This is when the amount of Bitcoin someone can mine from a Bitcoin block is halved, making the cryptocurrency more valuable. In anticipation of this event Australian investors have been stocking up on Bitcoin. ...

ASIC warns it can't take action on every case of misconduct

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) commissioner Alan Kirkland has admitted the regulator can't fight every battle of misconduct, but that doesn't mean it's not watching. Speaking at the Blockchain APAC Policy Week event, Kirkland ...

Bitcoin hits fresh high as investors await halving event

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
Bitcoin has hit a new all-time high, surpassing US$72,000 ($100,000) for the first time since the digital asset's inception. The latest price boost was underscored by an increased acceptance of Bitcoin by mainstream financial institutions with the UK's ...
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