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AFCA appoints lead ombudsman, investments and advice

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... investments and advice complaints, in areas such as financial planning, derivatives, managed funds, timeshare, cryptocurrency and stockbroking," Smith said. "Shail has forged strong relationships with key stakeholders, among other things initiating a ...

Superhero launches in New Zealand

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... billion financial services giant. In December, Superhero announced that due to disruption and volatility in the cryptocurrency sector, the firms agreed to unwind the merger and move forward as separate, unrelated companies. Nevertheless, Winters added ...

SVB, Signature Bank securities up for sale

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023
... the NASDAQ in 2004, Signature Bank had total assets of about US$110 billion and was said to be used by several cryptocurrency companies. The FDIC was born in response to thousands of bank failures that occurred from the 1920s, acting as an independent ...

ASIC cans Binance AFSL

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2023
ASIC cancelled the financial services licence of Binance following concerns about the cryptocurrency exchange's operations in Australia. Effective April 6, the AFSL of Oztures Trading, which trades as Binance Australia Derivatives, was cancelled. From ...

New Australian digital assets bill to regulate crypto

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
... Australia. Earlier this year, Bragg expressed concerns that the government was falling behind in the global race for cryptocurrency regulation. He criticised the government for not implementing a comprehensive licencing framework for the digital asset ...

ETF market to hit $200bn by 2025

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
... shift towards values-based investing. Last year also saw the addition of new asset classes to the market, including cryptocurrency, it noted. "Australia was also the first nation in the Asia Pacific to list cryptocurrency ETFs, which highlights how local ...

Global crypto platform expands to Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
Global cryptocurrency platform OKX has revealed plans to establish an Australian office. According to CoinMarketCap data, OKX ranks as the seventh largest cryptocurrency spot exchange and third largest crypto derivatives trading platform, by trading ...

Alternatives investors await more corrections: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... For the remainder of 2023, some hedge fund investors (38%) are optimistic about improved performance. Meanwhile, cryptocurrency hedge funds had a disappointing run in 2022 and as such, 43% of investors plan to decrease their exposure to these funds ...

US agencies act to prevent crisis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2023
... the NASDAQ in 2004, Signature Bank had total assets of about US$110 billion and was said to be used by several cryptocurrency companies. Just three days ago, Signature Bank reported its "strong, well-diversified financial position", claiming it was actively ...

One in 10 adults interested in crypto: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2023
... Investment Trends head of research Irene Guiamatsia said. Most local crypto users buy and sell coins on dedicated cryptocurrency exchanges, while only one in 10 take exposure through derivatives, and a similar proportion do so through listed instruments ...