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Chief economist update: China on my mind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021
... Australia's biggest trading partner ease, and soon, this one could become the domestic economy's biggest stumbling block for 2021.

S&P DJI ventures into crypto indices

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2020
S&P Dow Jones Indices is launching blockchain and cryptocurrency index capabilities in collaboration with Lukka, which was previously known as Libra. The index provider has partnered with New York City-based crypto asset software and data firm Lukka ...

Home ownership shouldn't be at expense of super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
... there are other things that would better address lack of availability housing." Cooper said one of the main barriers that block young people from entering the housing market is stamp duty tax, which he noted was not intended to be a long-term issue. ...

Vatican shakes up financial management

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
... has been translated.) The BBC reported that the Vatican made an arrest in relation to the 2018 purchase of an apartment block on Sloane Avenue in London made with Catholic Church money. Gianluigi Torzi is accused of extortion, embezzlement, aggravated ...

Insto demand sees digital asset manager launch

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
A newly launched UK asset management firm is catering to institutional investors' increasing interest in digital assets, piquing the curiosity of Australian high-net-worths. London-based ByteTree Asset Management launched this week with a mission to ...

RBA, CBA, NAB partner for wholesale currency

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020
The Reserve Bank of Australia has announced a partnership with a consortium of financial institutions and a blockchain technology company to develop a wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) using distributed ledger technology (DLT) for settlement. ...

Alex Waislitz fails to block OneVue acquisition

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020
OneVue shareholders approved Iress' offer yesterday. Alex Waislitz will still walk away with $22 million, while Connie McKeage's family investment vehicle will see a $15 million payday. Yesterday's poll was to approve Iress's revised ...

Aware Super announces $1bn property project

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
... Street, Brooklyn and has an estimated end development value of $1 billion. The development plan involves turning a full city block into approximately 800 residential apartments to be rented as part of the Affordable New York Housing Program. It also ...

Opposition in opposition: Labor responds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... Greens will be fighting the tax cuts, which he said are benefitting the super-wealthy. Bandt also called on Labor to help block the tax cuts and pressured the party to "join us in the trenches instead of voting with the Coalition again." However, in ...

Fintechs receive JobMaker funding boost

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
Fintechs and regtechs are among the beneficiaries of the Federal Government's $800 million package aiming to help businesses boost their digital capabilities as part of the JobMaker scheme. The JobMaker Digital Business Plan will give fintechs a $9.6 ...