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Number of Aussie investors hits record high

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2026
A record 11.5 million Australian adults now hold investments outside their superannuation and primary home, according to the ASX. The ASX Australian Investor Study 2026, based on a survey of 4495 Australian adults, found investors accounted for 54% ...

ASIC consults on new digital asset laws

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2026
... operators in the broader digital economy. The new laws will come into effect on 8 April 2027. Consultation Paper 392, Digital asset law reform implementation: Proposed standards and guidance (CP 392) outlines ASIC's proposed approach to standards and ...

OKX Australia launches perps for pre-IPO opportunities

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2026
... offered under OKX's Australian financial services licence (AFSL). It comes as ASIC's sector-wide no-action period for digital asset-related financial product and service providers ended on September 30, meaning firms that need a licence to operate but ...

ASIC seeks 10-year extension of CFD protections

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2026
... discounts and the provision of educational research tools, alongside updated terminology replacing "crypto asset" with "digital asset". "Some products expose retail investors to the same risks as CFDs but may fall outside the current PIO because of how ...

APAC to lead in digital asset investment: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2026
... according to State Street. State Street's 2026 Digital Assets Study shows APAC investors are leading the way in digital asset investment, with an emphasis on increased focus on trust, cybersecurity, regulation and market infrastructure as global adoption ...

Swyftx partners to simplify digital assets investment for SMSFs

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2026
... to invest in digital assets to establish, administer and manage SMSFs. The partnership brings together Swyftx's digital asset platform and dedicated SMSF account offering with ESUPERFUND for establishment, administration and compliance services. Swyftx ...

New digital asset trading platform targets HNWs, instos

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
CloudTech Group has launched a digital asset trading platform in Australia giving institutional, high-net-worth and individual investors access to aggregated liquidity, institutional-grade pricing and advanced trading tools. RooRooEx, built on Integral's ...

Openmarkets taps $22tn tokenised market

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
... investment even though technology is no longer the principal barrier. Meanwhile, the government recently passed the Digital Asset Framework Bill to mandate digital asset exchanges and platforms to carry an AFSL. Openmarkets carries an AFSL and recently ...

First-mover costs stifle digital finance: report

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2026
... Synthesis Report gathered insights from banks, superannuation funds, asset managers, custodians, law firms, regulators, digital asset exchanges, and more, noted institutional engagement is growing but commitment "remains the test". This sentiment is ...

Government backs Enhanced Regulatory Sandbox overhaul

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2026
The Federal Government has backed an overhaul of Australia's regulatory sandbox framework, agreeing to repeal the legislation underpinning the Enhanced Regulatory Sandbox (ERS) and replace it with a more flexible model designed to support financial ...
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