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Bitcoin ETFs given green light by US regulator

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024
... such as BlackRock, Fidelity, Invesco, VanEck, Ark Investments, and Grayscale, opening the door for Australian retail investors and financial advisers to access US listed bitcoin spot ETFs through local brokerages. Betashares head of digital assets Justin ...

Bragg proposes super fund reforms to protect retail investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024
Senator Andrew Bragg has called for new reforms aimed at safeguarding retail investors as superannuation funds increase their ownership stakes in Australian public companies. In an opinion piece for The Australian, Bragg proposed broadening the Takeovers ...

ASIC extends intervention orders against predatory lenders

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2024
... its product intervention orders for short-term and continuing credit contracts in a bid to protect vulnerable retail investors. The orders, which were first implemented in July 2022, will now be extended until 1 October 2032, or until they are revoked. ...

ASIC curbs high-risk offers from online trading providers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023
... has identified a trend among some online trading providers, presenting high-risk investment opportunities to retail investors, a shift emerging amid the fluctuating market conditions and the decline in retail trading activity post-pandemic. In a report ...

Private markets make concrete inroads with advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023
... accessible to high-net-worth investors," he said. "This democratisation of private markets shows that not only retail investors are starting to tap into this access point, but the products themselves are starting to look and feel a lot more like a managed ...

AFCA tightens wholesale investor remit

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2023
... this morning. Chapter 7 of the Corporations Act looks at whether an investor is retail or non-retail. "For non-retail investors, there are two categories - wholesale and sophisticated. That can be further broken down into four categories, which is by ...

BlackRock plans to launch Ethereum ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023
... It will safeguard a significant portion of the private keys associated with the Trust's Ether in cold storage. Retail investors, limited in their options for US-regulated ETF investments in Ethereum, have been compelled to turn to "riskier alternatives," ...

Australia a central focus for alternatives: Apollo

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2023
... offered to investors," he said. "So, there are now products in the Australian market geared more directly to retail investors, like open-ended alternative funds." He explained such products allow local investors the ability to move into alternatives ...

More than $17m paid in CFD-related remediation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023
... issuers, $13 million of which was paid by Binance alone. ASIC said the payments have been made to more than 2000 retail investors since March 2021. In addition to Binance, Capital Com Australia, CMC Markets Asia Pacific, Eightcap, IG Australia, Pepperstone ...

Regal Partners acquires PM Capital

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2023
... PM Capital was established by its current chair and chief investment officer Paul Moore; it serves Australian retail investors and financial advisory groups. It has more than $2.7 billion in funds under management (FUM) as at September 30. Regal Partners ...