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CMC markets appoints new head for Aus, NZ

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
... head of CMC Markets Australia and New Zealand. Cooper has worked with the broking firm since 1999 when it was a foreign exchange trading business in London with just 35 staff. "I was there in 2000 when they launched the first contract-for-difference ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
... forecasts had centred on a 0.5 per cent rise in housing finance commitments for the month. Royal Bank of Scotland foreign exchange strategist Greg Gibbs said the dollar fell slightly following the disappointing data. "The market was anticipating some ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
... Australia. "I think that story may have dropped off the top rung but it is certainly a focus in terms of the foreign exchange market. "When you get the investment intentions, it's certainly a strong sign as far as the economy goes and people are still ...

J.P. Morgan wins $1.5bn custody mandate

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2011
... Direct solution and better global payments processing systems. In January, it launched treasury, money market and foreign exchange operations in Saudi Arabia. Gray said that the group will continue to improve on its client services and products this ...

US dollar fund taps retail ETF potential

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
... through their existing broker. "I think there was pent-up demand from retail investors for a low-cost and simple foreign exchange investment solution," Corbett said. The fund, whose average trade size is $15,000, allows investors to take a long position ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2011
... dipped 0.41 per cent, Amsterdam shed 0.68 per cent, Milan dropped 0.93 per cent, and Madrid fell 1.36 per cent. In foreign exchange trade, the euro ran into profit-taking ahead of an interest rate call from the European Central Bank (ECB), and fell further ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2011
... 0700 AEDT on Monday, the Australian dollar traded between 98.67 US cents and 99.26 cents. Royal Bank of Scotland foreign exchange strategist Greg Gibbs said the local unit had bounced from its weekend lows. "It's been trading a bit softer than its close ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2011
... print come in this morning, so that saw the Aussie fall about 40 pips (two fifths of a US cent)", CMC Markets foreign exchange dealer Tim Waterer said. "Traders are pricing out the potential for a rate hike this quarter. "But there's still a chance it ...

FX broker IPOs on Wall St

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2010
... Currency remains one of the hottest topics in financial services and that was reinforced overnight with online foreign exchange broker FXCM raising more than US$200 million through an initial public offering of shares on Wall Street. The company's shares ...

ASIC shuts illegal FX trading website

ASIC RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2010
ASIC has moved to shut down an unlicensed foreign exchange trading website, which is estimated to have raised at least US$76,000 from investors. ASIC obtained orders in the Supreme Court of New South Wales against AC Trading Co, a company formerly based ...