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Millennial super fund fails to GROW

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2022
... and IOOF, hired high profile executives from the likes of KPMG and Qantas Super, and pivoted into administration and blockchain technology. Around the time of its launch, it was even endorsed by popular satirical newspaper The Betoota Advocate. The rebrand ...

ANZ becomes first Australian bank to develop stablecoin

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2022
... first ever Australian bank-issued stablecoin payment, pegged to the Australian dollar, through a public permissionless blockchain transaction. The stablecoin transaction was successfully completed for Victor Smorgon Group via private wealth management ...

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 ...

Millions of trees needed to offset NFTs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022
... million NFT sales would be 6.85 million. One acre of forest would offset less than 2000 NFT trades. Adding an NFT to a blockchain produces 83kg of carbon alone - before sale, transfer, or secondary sale, all of which add more carbon. Over its lifespan ...

AFA responds to Quality of Advice Review

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022
... clients," the paper reads. To make processes more efficient, the QAR should not overlook the role technology such as blockchain can play in standardisation. The AFA blamed the government's limited timeframes and transition periods as to why the industry ...

Use of cryptos to boom in 2022: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2022
... unlikely to ever be widely used as a medium of exchange". That said, J.P. Morgan said cryptocurrencies, stablecoins and blockchain technology are important and will have a meaningful impact on financial markets in the decades to come.

MSCI teams up with Menai Financial Group

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022
... space. MSCI will aim to develop innovative tools for institutional investors seeking to capitalize on the growth of blockchain technology and digital assets. The joint venture comes at a time when institutional investors are increasingly considering ...

State Street, Vanguard complete world first blockchain trade

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2021
... Digital, Vanguard and Symbiont have completed the first live trade for foreign exchange forward contracts leveraging blockchain technology and smart contracts. The firms have jointly completed the margin calculation process for a live trade of a 30-day ...

New digital asset fund launches

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2021
... "We have been focused on investing in this market for almost four years and have unique industry insights as well as blockchain founder and community connectivity. Our global team of eleven finance and technology specialists are experts in finding, and ...

ETF Securities, 21Shares partner for Australia's first crypto ETFs

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021
... Securities and 21Shares are partnering to launch Australia's first direct Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs and a best-in-class blockchain research and education centre. Subject to regulatory approvals, the ETFS 21Shares Bitcoin ETF and ETFS 21Shares Ethereum ...