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ASIC research guides retail investment regulations

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022
... activity has generally remained elevated this year compared to pre-pandemic levels, the report found. Notably, cryptocurrency was discovered to be the second most common product type held by retail investors after Australian shares. Further, a quarter ...

BlackRock, Coinbase partner on crypto offering

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2022
BlackRock will make cryptocurrency available to institutional investors through a partnership with Coinbase. The investment giant selected Coinbase to provide its institutional clients with direct access to crypto, starting with Bitcoin, and the market ...

Holon, Gemini launch retail crypto funds

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022
... launch will provide local investors and financial advisers with regulated access to the burgeoning blockchain and cryptocurrency worlds. A company issued statement called the fees the "lowest in Australia" with 0.4% management fee and 0.4% capped fund. ...

Local ETF industry flows positive, lower FUM: BetaShares

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2022
... were active managers and two specialist crypto ETF issuers. As previously reported by Financial Standard the first cryptocurrency ETFs were launched onto the market in May. BetaShares said these crypto ETFs have come to market to muted interest and flows ...

Young Australians more 'super savvy': Equip

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2022
... generally positive about younger generations' financial prowess, especially with newer investments such as NFTs and cryptocurrency, Equip's data exposed that an alarming number of 18-34-year-olds were oblivious to the amount of money they had in their ...

ASIC obtains orders to freeze assets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2022
... based on false and misleading statements. This includes suggesting their funds would be invested in property and cryptocurrency. ASIC said it procured the orders because of allegations that Arandez and/or these companies misused investor funds, at least ...

BTC Markets gains ASFL

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2022
... has also successfully obtained professional indemnity insurance. "We have really seen over the past 12 months the cryptocurrency landscape in Australia grow and evolve and we are now, more than ever, committed to ensuring that we stay at the forefront ...

Selfwealth announces crypto offering

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2022
... Cath Whitaker said the solution is based on feedback from clients who requested a simple interface, information on cryptocurrency as an asset type and associated risks, and thoughtfully selected tokens. "We are giving clients access because we want them ...

Australian firms spend 3.6bn on financial crimes

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022
... laundering, third-party fraud, proceeds of trafficking and the criminal use of new technologies and methods, including cryptocurrency. Lexis Nexis Risk Solutions vice president David Haynes said: "Ecommerce and retail were ranked highest as being of ...

Crypto companies halt withdrawals

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2022
International cryptocurrency platforms Celsius and Binance temporarily suspended customer withdrawals. Yesterday, the world's largest crypto exchange, Binance, suspended withdrawals on the Bitcoin network. In a statement, Binance said: "This is ...