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CommSec adds general manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
The former chief executive of Saxo Capital Markets has taken on a new leadership role at CommSec. Ben Smoker was recently appointed general manager, broking and markets within Commonwealth Bank's retail brokerage arm. He joined from Westpac where ...

Gold rally continues to hit new highs

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
Both AMP Capital's Shane Oliver and Saxo Capital Markets' Eleanor Creagh believe there is further upside for gold, as investors desperate for an inflationary hedge send prices soaring higher. Futures contracts for gold hit all-time highs on Monday ...

Industry responds to election outcome

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2019
... the Coalition defeated Bill Shorten's Labor Party in the Federal election over the weekend. In response, Saxo Capital Markets Australian markets strategist Eleanor Creagh believes the market will react positively to the election result, particularly ...

Saxo appoints chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
Saxo Capital Markets appointed a new chief executive to lead its Australian operations. Adam Smith is the former chief operating officer of foreign exchange and payments ASX-listed firm OFX. Between October 2014 and September 2015, Smith was the former ...

No-deal Brexit prolongs market uncertainty

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2019
... recorded a 0.58% increase to 6895.02, while other major indices such as the DJIA rose 0.65% to 24,065.59. Saxo Capital Markets strategist Eleanor Creagh said the latest developments have not offered any form of clarity on the final outcome - so at this ...

Saxo chief departs for BT

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 7 JAN 2019
The chief executive of Saxo Capital Markets in Australia will depart for a role at one of the country's largest wealth management firms. Ben Smoker will join BT Financial Group in January as a director in the firm's private wealth services division. ...

EM investors seek China alternative amid trade war

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
... versus 23.76%, she said. This shows the value of the region as an emerging markets opportunity, Mulligan said. Saxo Capital Markets Australia market strategist Eleanor Creagh warned the breakdown in diplomatic dialogue between China and the US, and the ...

Saxo Capital Markets hires Aussie markets strategist

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018
... reporting to Saxo's group chief economist and chief investment strategist Steen Jakobsen, and chief executive of Saxo Capital Markets Australia, Ben Smoker. Creagh previously held senior roles at securities and derivatives broker JB Markets, and earlier ...

Fintech launches active trading platform with no monthly fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
Saxo Capital Markets Australia has launched its new active trading platform that will let users trade over 35,000 financial instruments at no monthly fees and without expensive legacy hardware. The product is aimed at professional traders and smaller ...

Saxo Capital Markets expands solutions

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2017
Trading and investing platform Saxo Capital Markets partnered with digital stockbroker OpenMarkets to allow easier investor trades in global securities. The firms' clients can now access the major US, UK, European and Asian markets by trading via a ...