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ASIC cracks down on Prospero for reporting failures

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024
The corporate regulator recently suspended the AFSL of Melbourne-based over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives issuer Prospero Markets (Prospero). The penalty comes after the Forex and CFD trading platform, which services mainly Chinese-speaking clients ...

Currency hedging solution launched for managed accounts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2023
... protect valuations against a rising AUD. Selling USD against the AUD via foreign exchange spot and over the counter derivatives, the fund provides investors with up to three times leveraged exposure to the exchange rate, which means that for investors ...

More than $17m paid in CFD-related remediation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023
... remediation. Of the amount paid, $13.1 million went to 523 clients of Oztures Trading, which traded as Binance Australia Derivatives, due to its incorrect classification of retail clients as wholesale clients. This was paid in two tranches, first in ...

BNP Paribas to sharpen efforts down under

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2023
... asset servicing and custody clients. For example, Dubois said: "BNP Paribas can offer solutions to manage client's derivatives, particularly listed derivatives, execution and clearing, together." "We have also put in place efficient execution to ...

BNP Paribas wins UniSuper mandate

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2023
... margin rules obligations, which require financial institutions to post collateral to back up their non-cleared OTC derivatives trades in order to mitigate counterparty risk. The mandate compliments the existing relationship between UniSuper and BNP Paribas ...

Wheelhouse repositions global equity fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2023
... changed. The fund invests in global listed equities, either in direct equities, ETFs and other index exposures, and derivatives, cash, currency, and options. It charges 0.89% p.a. in management fees. The fund is primarily a defensive, low volatility ...

ASIC cracks down on CFDs, OTC derivatives

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2023
... and distribution obligations (DDO). The newly published Report 770 Design and distribution obligations: Retail OTC derivatives found that most issuers produce deficient TMDs and fail to meet DDO. Based on its findings, ASIC warned that it will not hesitate ...

NZ Super Fund secures stake in Euroclear

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2023
... and related securities services for cross-border transactions involving domestic and international bonds, equities, derivatives, and investment funds. NZ Super Fund head of direct investments Will Goodwin said the transaction provided a rare opportunity ...

Magellan performance halves across the board

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2023
... The loss was attributed to Barrenjoey largely completing the build out of its business lines, namely fixed income derivatives, equity financing, and private capital. "Barrenjoey continued its focus on growing market share and diversifying revenues during ...

Veteran adviser cops permanent ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2023
... advising for 34 years after an investigation found, among other violations, that he misappropriated funds and dealt in derivatives without the proper authorisations. Donald James Cuthbertson, the founder and director of Professional Wealth Management ...