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FinTech Australia appoints interim chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
The association representing Australia's burgeoning fintech industry is searching for a new leader following the resignation of its chief executive on Friday. As the search begins to replace Danielle Szetho, FinTech Australia has appointed Sarah Worboys ...

Acadian appoints investments head from SSGA

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018
Acadian Asset Management has appointed a new head of investments for Australia. Jean-Christophe de Beaulieu joins Acadian's Sydney office from State Street Global Advisors in Boston, where he was managing director and senior portfolio manager for the ...

Beware downsizer downsides

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2018
Certain superannuation reforms may seem straightforward yet financial advisers are at risk of coming unstuck if they don't adequately familiarise themselves with the rules. Commenting on the downsizer contribution allowable for over-65s from 1 July ...

SMSF Association names new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2018
The SMSF Association will welcome a new chairperson at the close of its 2018 National Conference. Replacing former Count Financial managing director Andrew Gale, Professor Deborah Ralston will assume the position. Ralston joined the SMSFA board in July ...

SMSFs and instos driving crypto exchange growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
Growing interest from institutional and self-managed superannuation investors is behind two recent executive appointments at an Australian cryptocurrency exchange, including a former senior member of Challenger's technical team. Sydney-based exchange ...

EY issues ICO theft warning

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
Investors have lost about US$400 million in the initial coin offering (ICO) market due to theft and cyberattacks, a new EY report shows. EY studied 372 ICO projects globally in 2017 that raised US$3.7 billion in funds - twice the volume of venture capital ...

Bitcoin bubble will burst in 2018: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
The latest Financial Standard spot poll result sees an end to the bitcoin bubble in 2018. About 40% of respondents are betting the days of the bitcoin phenomenon are numbered, while 29% predict Australia will lift interest rates by 25 percentage points. ...

IOSCO issues caution over ICOs

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
The International Organisation of Securities Commissions warns Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) have clear risks and are highly speculative investments. IOSCO, seen as the global standard setter for securities regulation, said ICOs are not standardised ...

Global online trading firm rolls out bitcoin derivatives in Australia

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
A US-based global provider of online trading services is introducing its bitcoin offering to Australian retail and institutional investors. The GAIN Capital service will allow investors to trade bitcoin as either an over-the-counter (OTC) derivative ...

APRA announces new executive general manager

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has announced the appointment of a new executive general manager, strategy/chief risk officer. Therese McCarthy-Hockey, formerly of Deutsche Bank London, will be responsible for the supervision framework ...