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Bitcoin ETFs given green light by US regulator

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024
... allocate funds to crypto. However, with the SEC approval, Americans can now access a spot Bitcoin ETF legally and compliantly, rather than through futures, cash-settled products, or trading derivatives. Global X senior product and investment strategist ...

Boards unprepared for new workplace laws: Research

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023
... discrimination, hostile workplace environments and victimisation. A 2021 assessment by ACSI and AHRC found that boards were reactive, rather than preventative, in their approach to these issues. ACSI chief executive Louise Davidson said sexual harassment ...

Hostplus ups fees on socially responsible option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2023
... members' accounts overall," Hostplus said. In the year to June 30, the option achieved a return of 7.85%. Its return target is rather conservative at CPI plus 3% over 20 years. The fund said new investments are also a factor. "In our commitment to ...

QAR final response winds clock back, says FAAA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
... legislation as it is currently drafted will have much impact on reducing unnecessary processes, paperwork, and compliance steps. "Rather than fixing the red tape to get consumer costs down, the government appears to be handing back to institutions the ...

Nomura offshoot fined by ASIC disciplinary panel

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
... between 1 January 2021 and 11 October 2022, the BLX crossing system was incorrectly referencing the ASX best bid and offer, rather than the National Best Bid and Offer (NBBO). During this period, 3093 trades - valued at about $13.5 million - matched ...

HNWs require specialist expertise: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023
... looking for an adviser to 'hand them off' to other experts, nor do they expect their adviser to 'know it all'," it said. "Rather, they look to their adviser to be the connector or facilitator, coordinating access to specialists with deep expertise in ...

Payday super timing, deliberate: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023
... get on board with the new framework. "I'd suspect super funds would be very happy if it was even earlier, maybe 2025 rather than 2026," he commented. He concurred that employees should also have sufficient time. "I don't know enough about payroll ...

Changing retirement landscape needs regulatory framework: Actuaries Institute

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023
... existing three-pillar system," said Gale. "People are also often after some general guidance about retirement planning rather than comprehensive financial advice, which can be hard to get and expensive. A help guidance and advice framework would make ...

Responsible investment key to wealth transfer conversation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023
... investment into the value proposition are seeing that tangible benefits from that and that's the key takeout for us. Rather than just reacting and responding to intergenerational wealth transfers, it should be about inviting conversations and proactively ...

'Should have known better': AAT tells auditor

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
... "did not apply to SMSFs because the relevant provisions appear on their face to be directed to members of an audit team rather than individual auditors." Documents show she also "suggested in cross-examination that her misunderstanding was compounded ...