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Court sentences Ponzi scheme promoter

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 DEC 2024
... million in commissions. Courtenay House promised stellar returns to investors by trading in foreign exchange and futures commodities when it was not licensed to do so. While the court found that Sipina was not aware that Courtenay House was running as ...

AMP defies super fund herd with Bitcoin bet

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2024
... members by investing in tradeable assets, including equity and bond futures, VIX futures, currencies, and traditional commodities like gold, copper, and oil - was done "following testing and careful consideration by the investment team." She said that ...

Macquarie reports $1.6bn net profit

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024
... "annuity-style activities" - which are undertaken by Macquarie Asset Management (MAM), BFS, and select businesses in Commodities and Global Markets (CGM) - delivered a combined net profit of $1.6 billion. This was a 25% increase from the first half of ...

IMF issues stark inflation warning for Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
... countries," the IMF said. "Likewise, in emerging market and developing economies, disruptions to production and shipping of commodities-especially oil-conflicts, civil unrest, and extreme weather events have led to downward revisions to the outlook for ...

Charges dropped against Macquarie adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024
... of his clients while working for Macquarie Equities in the form of MINI warrants (shares, indices, currencies, or commodities). It was alleged he misrepresented the value of clients' portfolio on 19 separate occasions, engaged in trading without ...

eToro acquires Spaceship, sets sights on super sector

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024
... Spaceship users with access to eToro's multi-asset investment platform, covering equities, managed funds, ETFs, commodities, and crypto assets. eToro users will also be able to sign up to Spaceship via the eToro app. In all, Spaceship is home to ...

Global X launches latest global equity ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2024
... managed subjects. GARP becomes the 41 st ETF offering from Global X; the list includes products in core, thematics, commodities, income, and cryptocurrency. Director of factors and thematic indices at S&P Dow Jones Indices Jason Ye said: "In recent years ...

GAM Investments loses local lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... exclusive and attractive commodity investment opportunities, leveraging Galena's skills and resources. "We believe commodities are a key asset class for the future, offering attractive return potential and diversification benefits. We are delighted ...

Former director sentenced for misappropriating investor funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024
... fund' where investors placed capital into a larger pool of funds to be used to trade foreign exchange products and commodities with the belief they'd profit from doing so. In total, 74 clients gave Sandiford $440,909. Only $6316 was ever paid ...

ASIC cancels AFSL of foreign exchange contracts issuer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024
... the change in value of an underlying asset, such as foreign exchange rates, stock market indices, single equities, commodities or crypto assets. ASIC found FXOpen AU's failure to comply with its core obligations as an AFS licensee warranted the cancellation ...