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Former Vocus chair charged with insider trading

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021
A Uniti Group executive director and the former Vocus Group chair was charged with insider trading for dumping his Vocus shares after he knew an acquisition of the company was unlikely to go ahead. Following an ASIC investigation, Vaughan Bowen was ...

Saxo cuts trading costs

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2021
... will be charged 0.06%; while the VIP tier will be charged 0.05% based on a minimum trade of $1.5 million. Those trading US shares and ETFs will pay US$4 in commission, down from US$9.90. "The retail investment market is booming locally - Saxo Markets ...

SelfWealth to add crypto trading

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
... provide investors independent but credible content and information," Whitaker said. The trading platform first launched US shares in December 2020. Whitaker took up the chief executive position in April 2021, joining from Mercer's parent company ...

Saxo Markets launches investment loyalty scheme

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
... clients in Australia and also offers an attractive price point for trades - $6.99 for Australian shares and US$3 for US shares. "Clients will earn reward points every time they place a qualifying trade, with different asset classes and trade sizes worth ...

Powerwrap adds Chi-X offering

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
... now be available to Powerwrap customers. Chi-X's TraCRs allow Australian investors to access the benefits of owning US shares, while its funds have been trading on the exchange since October 2019. Powerwrap chief executive Will Davidson said the addition ...

More US giants added to Chi-X TraCRs

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
... Australia chief executive Vic Jokovic said TraCRs had "filled a gap in the market" for Aussie investors seeking ownership of US shares, with the firm noting an uptick in the daily trading of TraCRs since their introduction in October 2018. Chi-X said ...

Vanguard lowers fees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2019
... follow two price drops implemented earlier this year for Vanguard's US Total Market Shares Index ETF and All-World ex-US Shares Index ETF. Vanguard said the ongoing fee reductions highlight how investors benefit from Vanguard's scale and international ...

ETFs now at $41.5 billion

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... $1.5 billion, according to BetaShares. Two thirds of these gains were delivered by asset appreciation, particularly in US shares, while a third ($550 million) came from new net inflows. Of the $550 million net inflows for the month, more than $180 million ...

Don't blame ETFs: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
... overall trading volumes, he said in an ASX investor update. Less than 5% of the daily trading volume in Australian and US shares can be attributed to index funds, Bowerman added. "On the issue of index funds driving volatility, it is hard to find any ...

US shares dominating other asset classes

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
US shares have delivered a 9.4% return per annum over the last 30 years, well ahead of other asset classes, according to Vanguard's 2017 Index Chart. Putting this in perspective, Vanguard said that an initial US shares investment of $10,000 made in ...