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Senator Bragg defends domestic crypto ETFs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022
In a letter to ASIC, Liberal senator Andrew Bragg has welcomed foreign crypto ETF competition but not before domestic products have become widely available. Bragg asked the regulator to confirm it will not provide an uneven playing field for foreign ...

APRA 'digging into' super fund contributions to unions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022
After questioning from Senator Andrew Bragg at Senate estimates, prudential regulator APRA shared it has done some preliminary investigations about payments to unions. Bragg has claimed that superannuation which should be for workers has turned into ...

Hume, Bragg address Blockchain Week

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2022
Senators Jane Hume and Andrew Bragg have addressed Blockchain Week, emphasising the government's support of crypto and blockchain technology. In her address, Hume committed to establishing a market licensing regime for crypto exchanges and introducing ...

Super should help secure home loans: Inquiry

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
... therefore remove the largest barrier for home buyers; being the deposit," the recommendation reads. Responding, Senator Andrew Bragg said the recommendation was "very sound". A commenter responding to Bragg's tweet asked: "Would that mean a person ...

BTC Markets adds to advisory board

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2021
... investors and businesses alike," BTC Markets chief executive Caroline Bowler said. The senate committee chaired by Andrew Bragg tabled its final report last month into the regulation of cryptocurrencies and outlined 12 recommendations. "Following the ...

Crypto regulation proposed: Bragg

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021
... has concerns. The Select Committee on Australia as a Technology and Financial Centre, chaired by Liberal senator Andrew Bragg, tabled its final report into the regulation of cryptocurrencies and outlined 12 recommendations. These included the establishment ...

Gauging the Future Fund's MySuper potential

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2021
... should be charged with managing Australians' retirement savings has mounted in recent weeks on the back of senator Andrew Bragg's recent paper on the topic. Bragg referred to the current super industry as a "closed cartel" with high fees and low competition. ...

Bragg renews calls for Future Fund to manage super

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021
Liberal senator Andrew Bragg has launched a short paper to push for the sovereign wealth fund to manage all superannuation unless a worker opts out. The 20-page widely spaced paper titled Competition for Workers' Superannuation characterises the current ...

Hostplus deal doesn't rule out a merger: Maritime

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2021
... announced an "asset-pooling partnership" to be in place from May 1. The arrangement was questioned by Liberal senator Andrew Bragg as a "quasi-merger" in a letter to APRA. "All we've done is buy units into the Hostplus pooled superannuation trust ...

Government to create ASIC, APRA regulator

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021
... ensuring the corporate regulator's compliance with the Government's Statement of Expectation. Taking to Twitter, Senator Andrew Bragg said the FRAA's oversight of the regulators coupled with parliamentary scrutiny is most welcome. "While the FRAA won't ...