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Facebook to launch own currency

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2019
The social media giant revealed plans for its first financial services product, a digital wallet and its own cryptocurrency. Facebook is set to launch its own digital wallet in 2020, to allow people to access and participate in the Libra network, Facebook's ...

Super stability not guaranteed: Rice Warner

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019
Research house Rice Warner has moved to temper expectations the Coalition's victory in the Federal election will ensure stability in the superannuation system. According to the firm, despite the Coalition's pledges to leave the system unchanged in the ...

Calastone blockchain goes live

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2019
The global funds network that has transacted for over 1100 funds in its Australian network has gone live with blockchain-powered infrastructure. Calastone has migrated 1800 customers from 41 markets to the new distributed market infrastructure (DMI). ...

Industry fund dips toes in private equity

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
... for an environment of lower returns. Australian Catholic Superannuation Retirement Fund chief investment officer Michael Block told Financial Standard the fund is currently looking at private equity managers with a mandate to follow soon. "We have some ...

What will super funds get from the ASX CHESS replacement?

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2019
As the ASX ticks along in switching from its legacy settlement service to a blockchain based solution, how will Australia's $2.8 trillion pool of superannuation assets benefit? That's a question ASX chief executive Dominic Stevens addressed ...

ATO demands crypto data

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2019
The Australian Tax Office is reminding cryptocurrency owners and traders they are required to keep records and obtaining records of between half a million to a one million individuals involved in the cryptocurrency market. The ATO announced a new data ...

Super fund awards $50m mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2019
... Financial Services and Deakin University also invest in the trust, which was launched in 2016. Three of its assets are East Block and 42 Macquarie Street (both in Canberra) and 95 North Quay (Brisbane). As a result of Tasplan's commitment, CEFC has pledged ...

Aussie blockchain investor goes global

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
Australian digital assets investment firm TCM Global Asset Management (formerly Token Capital Management) is making its first international foray. TCM is chaired by former ANZ managing director of global markets, Steve Bellotti, and its chief executive ...

Bravura circles competitor

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
The wealth management software firm has made a proposal to acquire another ASX-listed fintech that could value the latter at up to $170 million. Bravura Solutions submitted a non-binding indicative proposal to acquire all shares of GBST Holdings for ...

L1 eyes $70m for UK property fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
L1 Capital's latest UK residential property fund is expecting to raise between $60 million and $70 million as financial planning groups and rich investors hunt opportunities for attractive yields. The fund is targeting a distribution yield of 6-7%. ...