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SMSF trustees warned on non-compliant crypto

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
Inexperienced self-managed superannuation fund trustees are being warned to do their homework before investing in cryptocurrency as they risk inadvertently breaching crucial compliance regulations. According to Bitcoin Trader partner Warrick Pleash ...

Australian Ethical underlying profit dips despite membership surge

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
Australian Ethical's underlying profit after tax fell by 5% in the half year to 31 December 2017 despite a 23% boost in superannuation membership to 37,699. This profit figure - $2.157 million - was actually up 282% on the prior corresponding period ...

Kerr Neilson steps down as Platinum chief

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
Platinum co-founder and chief executive Kerr Neilson will hand over the reins to his successor on July 1. Neilson will remain a member of the Platinum investment team and an executive director on the board. In a letter to Platinum shareholders, Neilson ...

Airlie loses key mandate after Magellan acquisition

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2018
The acquisition of Airlie Funds Management by Magellan coincided with the former losing a substantial mandate with a large Australian super fund. As per Rainmaker data, Airlie was appointed to manage a portfolio of Australian equities for AustralianSuper ...

SEC cracks down on fee transparency

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
... representatives selling products and services. The SEC said it will also continue to monitor the growth of cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings by examining registrants that offer the products so that investors receive adequate disclosures about ...

EY issues ICO theft warning

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
Investors have lost about US$400 million in the initial coin offering (ICO) market due to theft and cyberattacks, a new EY report shows. EY studied 372 ICO projects globally in 2017 that raised US$3.7 billion in funds - twice the volume of venture capital ...

Bitcoin bubble will burst in 2018: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
... Capital accepted $50,000 buy-ins to invest and actively manage digital currencies, other blockchain-based assets and initial coin offerings (ICOs); and independent wealth management firm deVere Group introduced a cryptocurrency app to store, transfer ...

IOSCO issues caution over ICOs

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
The International Organisation of Securities Commissions warns Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) have clear risks and are highly speculative investments. IOSCO, seen as the global standard setter for securities regulation, said ICOs are not standardised ...

Aussie crypto fund opens to wholesale investors

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
... is accepting minimum buy-ins of $50,000 and will invest in digital currencies, other blockchain-based assets and initial coin offerings (ICOs). Described as an actively managed crypto fund, Apollo Capital offers "institutional level oversight, not often ...

Industry names team up for cryptocurrency fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2017
... technologies, according to Hatfield. Based and registered in the Cayman Islands, the actively traded cryptocurrency and initial coin offering fund is aiming to raise $50 million in the next 12 months. The fund also includes an administrator, custodian ...