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Westpac to face court over insider trading

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2021
... history. It is alleged Westpac knew this by way of inside information and, when the market opened at 8.30am, Westpac's traders acquired and dumped interest rate derivatives to pre-position Westpac in anticipation of the transaction which was completed ...

Trading platform names new chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021
... Andrew Ward, have done a fantastic job in building a fast-growing business with a trusted brand, an engaged community of traders and an innovative product offering." During 2021, SelfWealth recorded its highest number of client registrations, more than ...

Investor population rises for global equities

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021
... Guiamatsia. As a result, the demand for international shares rose substantially with the number of active international share traders in Australia doubling to nearly 110,000 throughout 2020. "The spectacular recovery witnessed by US stocks in the second ...

OpenMarkets raises $10m, moves up ranks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
... have experienced a massive injection of energy and capital flows in recent years, especially with the influx of online traders who want rapid access to markets via digital and more affordable channels," he said. "This type of access is exactly what we ...

ASIC extends olive branch to inside traders

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
ASIC is encouraging people to dob in others who worked with them on market manipulation, insider trading or dishonest conduct in financial services - in exchange for immunity. ASIC says it can offer such individuals immunity from civil proceedings ...

Morphic co-founder joins hedge fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
... the world's best recognised hedge funds founded by Steve Cohen. In 2019, it started Australian operations with two pro traders from Goldman Sachs, AFR reported.

CommSec launches trade knowledge tool

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... information around how trading works as younger people show increased interest in wholesale trading. CommSec said first time traders contributed to around 10% of total trades since February 2020, compared with 4% prior to COVID-19. Additionally, the ...

Morningstar introduces new platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2021
Morningstar has launched a new platform that helps advisers, traders and market analysts stay on top of market movements. Morningstar Market Monitoring provides real-time data, market insights and newsfeeds. The platform has 40 configurable web components ...

Hedge fund switched traders with algorithm

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
A hedge fund, previously linked to several superannuation funds, has been fined US$170 million for replacing its traders with an algorithm that drastically underperformed. An investigation by the US Securities Exchange Commission found UK-based BlueCrest ...

Trading platform partners with Sharesight

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
... investors to track portfolio performances, dividend payments and generate tax reports. The platform targets active share traders with two offerings: FocusLite, for lower-volume traders that pay minimum brokerage fees of $10 per trade or 0.04% and Focus ...