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Crypto exchange owners charged

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
... time and based on available guidance." In the meantime, BitMEX said it is "operating entirely as normal and all funds are safe." In January 2020, BitMEX's daily trading volume exceeded US$3 billion. The CFTC estimates BitMEX earned fees of over US$1 ...

Budget commitment to aged care not good enough

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has announced the government will commit more than $1.6 billion to provide support to the country's ageing Australians, but experts say the measures don't go far enough. The Treasurer announced the record funding would ...

Budget boosts female participation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
This year's federal budget will help advance gender parity in the workforce and uphold the financial security of women, which has been knocked back by the coronavirus pandemic. Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is making sure women are not left ...

Frydenberg bets on infrastructure for recovery

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
An additional $10 billion will help rebuild the nation's ageing infrastructure and ultimately create more jobs to stabilise the flailing economy, according to the Treasurer. Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is hoping the infrastructure spent on ...

Fintechs receive JobMaker funding boost

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
Fintechs and regtechs are among the beneficiaries of the Federal Government's $800 million package aiming to help businesses boost their digital capabilities as part of the JobMaker scheme. The JobMaker Digital Business Plan will give fintechs a $9.6 ...

RBA, ASIC provide CHESS guidance

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
... CHESS, as it shifts towards more contemporary and flexible software. The importance of replacing the system in a timely and safe manner was demonstrated during recent record trading volumes and CHESS processing delays which occurred during March, the ...

LGS partners with SuperFriend

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
... resources, in partnership with LGS' group insurer TAL. The $12 billion fund said the partnership will ensure a healthy and safe work environment, set to help reduce work-related mental health risks for LGS and their employers. This will also help members ...

Super-backed company develops COVID treatment

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
... community from COVID-19 and I'm incredibly proud that our investment in cutting-edge innovation like this could help keep them safe," HESTA chief investment officer Sonya Sawtell-Rickson said. "Our investments in life sciences are supporting jobs and ...

Active manager performance slumps: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
... underperformed the benchmark, while almost all the funds (90%) failed to beat it over a 15-year period. Australian bond funds were a safe haven for many investors, reporting small gains of 2.94% and 2.87% on equal- and asset-weighted bases. The majority ...

Chief economist update: The W in the second wave

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
"The summer has ended When it left, you left too..." -Leif Garrett, When I Think of You' Right in the middle of the Northern Hemisphere summer, the Euro Stoxx-50 index surged by 42.7% from the eight-year low it plumbed in the middle of March this ...