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ASIC investigations lead to charges, interim orders

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2011
... services business was behind website www.aftfx.com.au, which promoted trading in forex, metals and contracts for difference (CFDs) through the use of the MetaTrader 4 platform. The orders obtained restrain AFT from marketing any financial product including ...

Derivatives broker MF Global in administration

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2011
... administration and the regulator is working with all affected parties. Activities affected are equities, contracts for difference (CFDs) and futures trading with trading activity halted. ASX Clear Futures has advised ASIC that MF Global UK Limited has ...

CMC Markets launches new platform

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2011
... pocket to trade with," said Louis Cooper, Head of CMC Markets Australia and New Zealand. "For educated, savvy investors, CFDs can be a great tool for hedging company exposure in their equity portfolio. We wanted to give them a means to be able to do ...

ASIC warns CFD providers on margin calls, disclosure

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... told a press conference in Sydney that there was an issue with television ads that target the mass retail market touting CFDs. The contracts were becoming increasingly popular with mum-and-dad investors but ASIC has taken the view that their complexity ...

BBY expands with Stonebridge acquistion

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2011
... Advisers that are coming across from StoneBridge are providing excellent services in equities and options trading, Futures, FX, CFDs and derivatives.' It is expected that StoneBridge teams will join BBY in late July, 2011. BBY is an Australian focused ...

ASIC moves to protect OTC retail investors

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
... are legally allowed to use client funds to hedge positions," said Andrew Merry, managing director of CFD provider Capital CFDs. "This sends a confusing message to trading clients and we have long advocated for a change in the law," added Merry who welcomed ...

CMC markets appoints new head for Aus, NZ

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
... He said CMC was soon to launch a new generation of platform and service products. The company plans to change the way its CFDs are delivered to retail investors in a way that would be game changing for the industry, he said. The move would hit the UK ...

Westpac Online launches intl CFDs

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
Westpac Online Investing adds international Contracts for Difference (CFDs) to its product suite. Available from this week, Westpac Online investors will have access to CFD coverage across nine international markets that include international shares ...

CFD newcomer backs tighter ASIC rules

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2010
Capital CFDs tackles Australia's contracts-for-difference (CFD) market despite ASIC tightening its regulations. Australia's CFD market, reportedly the second largest globally, was hit hard during the GFC with many investors exposed to the drawbacks ...

ASIC cracks down on CFD trading

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
ASIC has turned its attention to over-the-counter contracts for difference (CFDs), and is calling for improved product disclosure to help retail investors understand the highly leveraged derivative products they trade. The corporate regulator released ...