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State Street boosts digital asset access with new platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
State Street has launched a new digital asset platform as it looks to broaden institutional investors' access to the asset class. The new platform enables State Street to continue to develop "core products" like tokenised money markets funds (MMFs) ...

Igneo acquires Tasmanian logistics firm Strait Link

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
Igneo Infrastructure Partners, the infrastructure arm of First Sentier Investors, will acquire Strait Link, a supply chain logistics firm from Allegro Funds. Strait Link provides a link between Tasmania and mainland Australia through the Bass Strait ...

Digital asset firm names investment chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
... push to bridge traditional and digital finance for high-net-worth and institutional clients. The Melbourne-based digital asset specialist has appointed William Fong as investment chief, reshaping senior responsibilities as the firm expands across the ...

ASIC class relief for digital assets now effective

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2025
... Australia, in the following week. The move was announced alongside a government consultation proposing to mandate digital asset providers offering financial products to hold an Australian financial services licence (AFSL). Meanwhile, the ASIC Corporations ...

The shifting role of custodians in the financial ecosystem: ACSA

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
The Australian Custodial Services Association (ASCA) has released a white paper examining the changing role and expectations of custodians within the financial services ecosystem. The New Custodian: Platform, Pioneer, Partner is informed by senior ACSA ...

Former ASIC supervisor joins crypto platform as operating chief

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2025
... Licences, to which, Coinbase said Judd will help prepare its next phase of growth and the incoming regulation of digital asset platforms and stablecoins. As part of new regulations, platforms distributing digital assets falling under the classification ...

Largest managers' assets climb 9.4%: Research

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
... prominence as a strategic hub for asset managers. Regulatory reforms in the United Arab Emirates, including updates to digital asset rules and the Qualifying Investment Funds regime, have attracted global firms to regional financial centres. Among these ...

Majority reject crypto investments in super fund: Swyftx

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... Mastercard." To strengthen regulatory oversight across the sector, ASIC has recently updated its guidance to classify most digital asset products as financial products. The government has also commenced consultations with the industry to better legitimise ...

BlackRock confirms Bitcoin ETF launch

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2025
... reclassified most digital assets as financial products, including stablecoins, wrapped tokens, tokenised securities, and digital asset wallets. While Bitcoin itself does not constitute a financial product, services and products that include the cryptocurrency ...

ASIC labels digital assets as financial products

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... related to digital assets that are financial products, including wrapped tokens, stablecoins, tokenised securities and digital asset wallets, are now required to carry an Australian financial services licence (AFSL) in line with Information Sheet 225 ...