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Senator Bragg defends domestic crypto ETFs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022
... cryptocurrency and campaigned for Australia to become a leader in digital assets. Pertinently he's chaired the senate committee on Australia as a technology and financial centre and will implement its recommendations which treasurer Josh Frydenberg described ...

CSLR will not fully protect investors

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2022
... Compensation Scheme of Last Resort regime closer to passing, there are fears it will fall short of protecting consumers. The Senate Economics Legislation Committee released a summary of the proposed bill, with input from industry stakeholders, who largely ...

ASIC considering more action on Sterling collapse

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2022
... regulator ASIC is being urged to take more action with respect to the collapse of the Sterling Income Trust. A senate committee that recently handed down its final report in its inquiry into the collapse of the Sterling Income Trust is urging ASIC to ...

BTC Markets adds to advisory board

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2021
... environment for crypto 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. ...

Former Women in Super chief joins AIST

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021
... enhance our members' skills and strengthen the integrity of the sector." The AIST recently came out against a Senate Committee which recommended sovereign wealth fund should be exempt from disclosing asset prices so as not to undermine its ability to ...

Future Fund becoming more expensive to operate

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021
... information. Super funds on the other hand should be forced to disclose exact values of directly held assets, a Senate Committee report recommended. Figure 1: Workplace not-for-profit and retail super fund fees vs. Future Fund fees

Crypto regulation proposed: Bragg

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021
A Senate committee is proposing a regulatory framework for digital assets and crypto-asset businesses to protect consumers, promote investment in Australia and deliver competition, but the industry has concerns. The Select Committee on Australia as ...

Industry slams Future Fund disclosure exemption

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2021
... disclosure after it was recommended the Future Fund be exempt from disclosing commercially sensitive information. The Senate Committee report released this week on disclosure obligations for the sovereign wealth fund recommends it be exempt from disclosing ...

Class action legislation open for consultation

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2021
... changes to Australia's continuous disclosure rules and will consult on the remaining recommendations. Last year, when the Senate Parliamentary Joint Committee, Corporations and Financial Services began looking into the regulation of the industry ...

ATO will not pursue erroneous JobKeeper payments

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2021
... introduced by the federal government for businesses that struggled financially at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. The Senate Economics Legislation Committee's Inquiry into the Coronavirus Economic Response Package Amendment (Ending JobKeeper ...