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Derivatives broker MF Global in administration

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2011
... provided exchange-traded derivatives, as well as over-the-counter products such as contracts for difference, foreign exchange and spread betting. On October 25, MF Global reported a $191.6 million quarterly trading loss after investing $6 billion in ...

State Street expands Australian global markets team

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2011
... business, while Jonathan Gencher has been named vice president and head of e-Exchange, the company's electronic foreign exchange (FX) trading service. "Australia is a well established investment market and is forecast to grow further over the coming ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2011
... week to help bolster their balance sheets not finding much favour from investors wary of state interference. In foreign exchange deals, the euro fell to $US1.3927 from $US1.4156 late on Friday. The dollar climbed to 77.99 yen from 75.81 yen on Friday ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2011
... downgrade by Moody's to A1 from Aa2, which further cited risks to the Spanish economy from the eurozone crisis. In foreign exchange deals, the European single currency soared as high as $US1.3857, then slid back to 1.3775 in late London trade, but still ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
... FTSE-100 rose 0.85 per cent to 5,441.8 points. Milan jumped 2.93 per cent and Madrid climbed 2.05 per cent. In foreign exchange deals, the euro surged to $1.3816, the highest level since mid-September, before falling back slightly to 1.3802, but still ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
... Australia (RBA) assistant governor (financial markets) Dr Guy Debelle gives a speech on High Frequency Trading in Foreign Exchange Markets, and the Westpac/Melbourne Institute Survey of Consumer Sentiment for October is released. In equities news, Australia ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011
... Zurich by 1.17 per cent and Amsterdam by 1.74 per cent. The European single currency jumped to $US1.3675 in London foreign exchange deals from $US1.3375 late in New York on Friday. The dollar fell to 76.66 yen from 76.87 yen on Friday. In a meeting on ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011
... year, slower than the 9.7 per cent posted in the first quarter and 9.8 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2010. On foreign exchange markets, the euro gained on buybacks against other major currencies in Asia. The euro fetched $1.3608 in Tokyo trade against ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
... per cent on persistent concern that Italy and Spain could fall victim to the fast-moving eurozone crisis. In foreign exchange deals, the European single currency sank to $1.3506, and struck a new 10-year low against the yen as investors sought the safe-haven ...

ASIC obtains Fed Court order to preserve funds

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011
... licence, despite the fact they are offering investment opportunities in contracts for difference, spread betting and foreign exchange markets. The court orders prevent Travers and City Index Australasia from moving any funds in the account, destroying ...