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Foreign exchange broker banned

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2020
... engaged with clients to trade contracts for difference (CFDs) and margin foreign exchange contracts (FX contracts) from February 2018 to March 2019. During this period, ASIC found that Marsh made misleading representations to clients, including that ...

SG does wonders for households: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
... COVID-19, ASFA reinforces the long-term nature of super, saying that while the ASX S&P200 fell 37% in the four weeks from mid-February, since the SG's inception in 1992, the index has risen about 6% on average each year. Further, ASFA anticipates that ...

Chief economist update: This rebound is brought to you by the letter V

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
... most - underscored by the sharper drop in the IHS/Markit Eurozone PMI that dropped from an expansion reading of 51.6 in February 2020 to a record low 13.6 two months later. The harder they fall, the stronger they bounce back. So much so, that the Euro ...

Robo users double down during COVID-19

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020
... users were curious, and maybe nervous, about volatility. But by April, users were logging in 7% less than they did in February. This comes after ASIC issued a warning to retail investors after brokers saw a huge increase in day trading during the COVID-19 ...

Prodigy boutique finds new strategic partner

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
... its funds management presence to the east coast (it had $220million in AUM in its Westoz Funds Management business at February end) with Prodigy, decided to stay away from multi-boutiques and focus on core capabilities. It has since partnered with stockbroking ...

Judgement delivered in binary options fraud

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... services for their involvement in the fraudulent binary options scheme. The judgement comes following findings made in February earlier this year, in relation to breaches of the Corporations Act. The Court found Allianz Metro, along with Eustace Senese ...

BNP Paribas appoints APAC custody lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... Securities Services, commencing September 1 and based in Hong Kong. He will replace Mostapha Tahiri who took on the role in February 2019. A spokesperson for BNP Paribas said Tahiri is leaving the group to pursue other opportunities. "Mostapha leaves ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 nightmare makes Brexit a dream

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
... 7104.0 points pre-Brexit to 5534.0 points after then UK Prime Minister David Cameron announced the Brexit referendum in February 2015. It had been a rough ride heading into Brexit. As well as claiming the scalps of two Prime Ministers - David Cameron ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 takes second crack at China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
... followed. China quarantined and locked down activity of about 60 million inhabitants of Wuhan in Hubei province in early February. This is at the same time that the Chinese government and the People's Bank of China (PBOC) were rolling out stimulus ...

New equity partners at Tribeca unit

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
... totaling $3 billion. Warren's hire comes as Ben Cleary's co-portfolio manager for the strategy Craig Evans resigned in February. In addition to Warren's hire, two other members of Tribeca's global natural resources team have been promoted to equity partners. ...