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Saxo lowers trading costs

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024
Trading platform Saxo has overhauled its fee structure so investors can trade for as little as $3. From January 15, investors on Saxo's platform buying and selling Australian equities pay a minimum $3. Competitors such as Stake charges the same ...

Bitcoin ETFs reach US$4.6bn in trading volume on launch day

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2024
On their debut day, spot bitcoin ETFs recorded a total trading volume of over US$4.6 billion, after being approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Following approval to convert its US$28 billion primary bitcoin trust into a spot ETF ...

ASX selected to develop local carbon exchange

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2024
... work" on the development of a carbon exchange to launch later this year. The carbon exchange is intended to allow for the trading, clearing and settlement of Australian carbon credit units (ACCU). CER first sought expressions of interest for participants ...

Stake names new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2024
A former BlackRock executive will take the helm at Stake as the trading platform's co-founder Matt Leibowitz steps down from the post. Jon Howie, who joined Stake in August as chief commercial officer, has been promoted to the top job. Before Stake ...

Bitcoin ETFs given green light by US regulator

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024
... Americans can now access a spot Bitcoin ETF legally and compliantly, rather than through futures, cash-settled products, or trading derivatives. Global X senior product and investment strategist David Tuckwell noted that the SEC's move to list Bitcoin ...

ASIC cracks down on Prospero for reporting failures

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024
... Melbourne-based over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives issuer Prospero Markets (Prospero). The penalty comes after the Forex and CFD trading platform, which services mainly Chinese-speaking clients, failed to lodge its annual financial statement and audit ...

Insignia Financial class action dismissed by court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2024
... been aware of. This included issues with existing infrastructure and its Research team, instances of suspected insider trading, plagiarism of third-party research, and further compliance breaches. The action alleged this lack of disclosure resulted in ...

IG appoints institutional sales manager

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2023
IG Prime, the institutional branch of the trading platform, has appointed Andrew Wood as its institutional sales manager. Wood most recently served for seven years as the head of institutional sales APAC at CMC Markets, based in Sydney. He developed ...

Prime Super appoints new custodian

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2023
... custodial services, introducing dual-access ETF capabilities that allow investors to access funds through both exchange trading and traditional unlisted distribution channels.

ASIC takes action on EverBlu, director

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2023
... another client more than $5 million. In April, the Federal Court permanently banned Scholz from running an online share trading and training business, which was unlicensed. Blumenthal appeared to have engaged Scholz and the unnamed party to provide marketing ...