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BlackRock confirms Bitcoin ETF launch

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2025
... opportunities for more Australians," Ead said. It follows ASIC's updated guidance last week, which reclassified most digital assets as financial products, including stablecoins, wrapped tokens, tokenised securities, and digital asset wallets. While ...

ASIC labels digital assets as financial products

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
ASIC has confirmed that it will start categorising some digital assets as financial products under updated guidance, while providing plenty of time for those that need to fulfill new requirements. Firms providing services related to digital assets that ...

HMC Private adds investment director

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
... institutional and wholesale distribution, global asset management, and both public and private markets, including ETFs, digital assets, and fixed interest. He joins from Aura Group, where he led the distribution strategy for both the institutional and ...

Australia, UK regulators exchange insights

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
... in outcomes for pensioners. The group has also committed to engaging further bilaterally on pensions. Meanwhile, digital assets were a key discussion point, as both countries continue to eye the opportunities presented by the sector. Yesterday, assistant ...

Crypto providers to hold AFSL under proposed laws

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
... its proposed legislation to develop a fit-for-purpose digital asset regime to better regulate platforms that hold digital assets. The draft legislation introduces two new financial products within the Corporations Act - digital asset platform and tokenised ...

MHC Digital partners to launch stablecoin platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025
... reserved, and fully aligned with regulators." "By combining Catena's licensing and banking expertise with MHC's leading digital assets platform, Macropod is uniquely positioned to drive the next phase of digital finance in this country." Stablecoins ...

ASIC makes 'first-of-its-kind' exemption to broaden digital asset access

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
... stablecoins when they become eligible. The announcement follows ASIC's consultation on its guidance on crypto and digital assets in December last year, which was noted in consultation paper 381 (CP381). CP 381 proposed a range of updates to provide ...

Aura Group explores ASX listing, appoints advisers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
... billion in funds under management and advice, the alternative fund manager offers venture capital, private equity, digital assets and multi-asset strategies. Founded in Sydney in late 2008, it is now headquartered in Singapore serving an investor base ...

Binance, Franklin Templeton in digital asset partnership

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
... As investors look for opportunities in tokenised securities, Roger Bayston, executive vice president and head of digital assets at Franklin Templeton, said working with Binance can deliver breakthrough products that meet the requirements of global capital ...

ASIC lands special leave against Block Earner

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... this. "This clarification is important as it applies to all financial products and services whether they involve digital assets or not," the regulator said, which applied for the special leave in May. The Earner product enabled customers to loan specified ...