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ASIC issues warning over shoddy DDO practices

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2024
... likely to be outside the target market. For example, one CFD issuer required consumers to confirm they understood that CFD traders need to have a high risk tolerance if the consumer's initial response indicated they wanted a safe investment," ASIC ...

Markets melt down over 'premature' recession fears

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024
... by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, has the ASX experienced such a vicious two-day sell-off." Ho said Australian traders were spooked by the unexpected jump in the US unemployment rate to 4.3% - a near three-year high. "That triggered the Sahm ...

Institutional investors embracing crypto: GDF

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024
... part of client trading, and around one third (31%) use brokerage to handle Bitcoin and one in six (16%) are proprietary traders. Usage of other cryptocurrencies is also on the rise, with up to 87% trading with Ethereum, and 84% handling other cryptocurrencies ...

Cbus unleashes raft of fee changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2024
... for others," Cbus said. In terms of income protection, most members will see premiums remain the same. However, for sole traders in a manual occupation with a two-year benefit period and a 30-day waiting period, premiums will be reduced. Those aged between ...

FAAA calls for 'fairness' ahead of Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... and the cost of regulation in order to make financial advice more affordable," she said. "Many of our members are sole traders or work in small and medium-sized practices, the cost of providing advice remains of high importance."

Superhero introduces $2 brokerage

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024
... will pay a reduced amount for FX transfers of 0.65%. For an FX transfer from AUD to US$5000, the price reduction will see traders save as much as US$2.50. In conjunction with the FX transfer fee reduction, Superhero will apply US$2 brokerage on all US ...

Bitcoin investing is on the rise, but more regulation is needed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... cryptocurrency. Caleb & Brown found Australia's crypto adoption was widespread, with individuals, and increasingly, sole traders, self-managed super funds (SMSF) and companies investing. Caleb & Brown said 80% of its customers belong to Gen-X or ...

Fidelity launches global bond fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
... diversified investment positions advised by our in-house fundamental credit research, quantitative modelling and specialist traders," he said. "... We have the ability to allocate exposure to different geographies, currencies, sectors, and maturities ...

Online investor participation declines

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024
... slower rate, according to an Investment Trends report. The report, which surveyed more than 15,000 retail investors and traders in Australia, revealed a contraction to 1.22 million active online investors, a 5% reduction in the second half of 2023, marking ...

Westpac loses Ausgrid rate swap case

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024
... selected by the consortium to execute the $12 billion rate swap transaction that morning. It further alleged that Westpac traders used this inside information in acquiring and disposing of interest rate derivative products at market open to pre-position ...