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Montgomery to distribute digital assets fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2025
Montgomery Investment Management is partnering with Digital Asset Funds Management (DAFM) to distribute the latter's fund to wholesale investors. DAFM is a Sydney-based investment boutique and runs the Digital Income Fund. The strategy offers two investment ...

Trump signs order to open 401(k)s to private markets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2025
... order to attain stronger and more financially secure retirement outcomes." It cited private equity, real estate and digital assets as examples of asset classes that could achieve this. More than 90 million workers participate in employer-sponsored defined ...

Binance appoints new head of Australia

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2025
... welcomed a fintech founder to the position of general manager, Australia and New Zealand to embrace the next wave of digital assets across the region. Matt Poblocki, who carries expertise across the commercial, legal and regulatory landscapes, was appointed ...

BlackRock sets new AUM record

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2025
... value (ACV) growth reached a fresh high of 16%. This core strength, alongside client demand for private markets, digital assets, Aperio, and our tech and data-driven systematic strategies, propelled another consecutive quarter of above-target organic ...

Northern Trust selected to test tokenised asset uses

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... "Innovation is a sign of a vibrant economy and society. ASIC sees useful applications for the technologies underlying digital assets in wholesale markets. The relief from regulatory requirements that we have announced today will allow these technologies ...

US-Iran tensions send markets into panic mode

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025
... the price of gold rose following the US attack on Iran and with traditional markets closed, crypto gold tokens-digital assets backed by physical bullion-were the only instruments available to trade on the news. Leading tokens PAXG and XAUT jumped as ...

New SMSF industry body launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
... launched to provide the SMSF sector with education, advocacy and a best-practice framework to help navigate the digital assets landscape. Chaired by Kate Cooper, the initiative is focused on collaborating and sharing knowledge to help trustees and professionals ...

Licensees slash compliance spending: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
... reforms wash over corporate Australia" such as Delivering Better Financial Outcomes 2 (DBFO), AML/CTF, Privacy and Digital Assets, he said. Under the re-elected Albanese government, industry bodies are calling for the swift passage of major legislation ...

Sequoia appoints licensee, adviser services lead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
... national business growth manager at AMP Advice where he rebuilt recruitment processes, launched adviser-facing digital assets and executed national roadshows to attract external advisers. Prior to AMP, Stout held transition and growth roles with MLC ...

ASIC loses Block Earner case

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2025
... understand regulators are working in a tough environment. The current legal framework was not made for DeFi or digital assets, yet they're expected to regulate these things as fairly as possible. That's a huge challenge," he said. ASIC now must ...