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Ascot Securities makes key wealth and institutional hires

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2016
... across domestic and global equities, FX and derivatives markets. Fung specialises in Australian and US equities, options and CFDs and has more than 10 years' experience in the industry. He is also a trading educator, training students in technical, fundamental ...

Invast launches thematic model portfolios

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015
... PortfolioInvestor platform, which currently has 30 investment themes, and includes direct shares, contracts for difference (CFDs) over liquid global shares and exchange traded funds (ETFs). Some popular themes among investors include Ageing Population ...

Former Moody's analyst guilty of insider trading

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
... in the course of his duties to Nathan Stromer, 36, of Bondi, who then bought and sold shares and contracts for difference (CFDs) in companies that were about to be, or likely to be, subject to takeover bids and price-sensitive announcements. The total ...

Sonray director to face 10 years imprisonment over unfunded deposits

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2013
... Australian financial services licence. It was one of the first brokers in Australia to provide advice on contracts for difference (CFDs). The company was put into liquidation in October 2010 and according to administrators had gross client positions ...

Managed accounts set for an overhaul

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2013
... that stood out for Bignill was the guidance around prohibiting the use of leveraged products like Contracts for Difference (CFDs) within an MDA and the stricter financial requirements when operating an MDA. He also foresaw the need for a stronger prudential ...

Bond CFDs, charting tools now on Saxo platform

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
Saxo Capital Markets (Australia) Pty Ltd has added CFDs on government bonds to the existing range of asset classes available to trade, plus new charting tools to assist investors with greater information. Available on SaxoTrader, SaxoWebTrader, SmartMobileTrader ...

ASIC raises bar on OTC derivatives

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
Issuers of OTC derivatives, including CFDs and margin foreign exchange derivatives, will have to meet new financial requirements just released by ASIC. The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) yesterday announced an increase in minimum ...

BetaShares launches BEAR Fund

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
... expensive for investors to implement. "By contrast, the BEAR Fund can be bought and sold on the ASX like any share. Also, unlike CFDs, it does not employ leverage or expose investors to the risk of margin calls," he said.

Local DMA providers hit back

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012
... Australian CFD Forum [comprised of foreign owned providers, IG Markets, CMC Markets, Saxo Capital Markets, GFT Forex, Capital CFDs] is pushing is not about retail client protection. "Australian companies don't want to take on their clients, as the MM ...

Currencies dominate CFDs

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
Currencies dominated first quarter trading in CFDs, according to one provider, with a third of traders focused on the Aussie dollar. Research from Capital CFDs has shown AUD/USD remains the most popular contract for difference (CFD) followed by EUR/USD ...