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Don’t Deal with Estonian Broker 4XFX, ASIC Warns
2019-01-10T09:56:55.000+02:00
4XFX is unlicensed in Australia to provide financial services and it could be involved in a scam.
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Exclusive: Saxo Australia's CEO Ben Smoker Steps Down
2019-01-04T09:56:40.000+02:00
Smoker is moving to BT Financial Group, where he will be a Director from January 14, 2019.
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Australian Taxman Eyes Crypto-Trading Gains
2018-12-19T12:56:53.000+02:00
The Australian Tax Office clarified that it sees cryptocurrencies as property, not currency.
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FX Volumes in 2018: Europe’s Pain is Australia’s Gain
2018-12-17T14:27:17.000+02:00
Whilst many EU brokers suffered in the second and third quarter of this year, Aussie brokers were on the rise.
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Regulation
ASIC Warns Against Scammers Impersonating the Regulator
2018-12-17T10:06:41.000+02:00
Scammers from Luxembourg Offshore Banking are falsely claiming that funds are being processed or withheld by ASIC.
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Payments
First EU Merchant Goes Live on Unified Payments Platform ISXPay
2018-12-13T10:54:49.000+02:00
The solution brings together the company’s Tier 1 platforms - Paydentity, ISXPay and Probanx.com.
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Regulation
ASIC Announces Major Changes to Reporting Requirements
2018-12-03T10:13:31.000+02:00
Full-year and half-year reports at December 31, 2018, must comply with these new accounting standards.
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Regulation
ASIC Cancels AFS Licence of OTC Derivative Issuer Berndale
2018-11-30T08:59:16.000+02:00
ASIC has also banned Stavro D’Amore, a former director of the firm, from providing financial services for six years.
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Invast Global Continues Support of Aussie Women’s Sevens Team
2018-11-29T10:15:19.000+02:00
Today, the team is in Dubai and will begin to battle it out for the HSBC Sevens Women’s World Series.
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Exclusive: Halifax Investment Services Has Gone Bust
2018-11-25T16:35:57.000+02:00
The Sydney-based company shares its owner with two other finance firms.
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Exclusive: ASIC Broker License Prices Hit Whopping $4 Million
2018-11-21T19:16:28.000+02:00
Regulatory arbitrage comes at a hefty cost as ASIC still trailing on leverage restrictions.
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State One Stockbroking fined $500,000 for Compliance Failures
2018-11-21T11:00:02.000+02:00
The firm was ordered to pay penalties totalling $350,000 for not complying with ASIC’s Market Integrity Rules.
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Brokers
How Not to Do Business in Australia: The Story of AGM Markets
2018-11-21T07:51:27.000+02:00
AGM Markets got its license revoked and most recently the company’s CEO got a ban from the industry.
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Executive Moves
IG Promotes Kevin Algeo to Head of Asia Pacific and Africa
2018-11-19T17:59:35.000+02:00
The long-time industry veteran has been with the London-headquartered brokerage since 2013.
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Regulation
ASIC Adds 10 Unauthorized Financial Firms to its Blacklist
2018-11-19T17:09:35.000+02:00
The firms range from FX, CFD, and cryptocurrency brokers, to investment firms.
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Analysis
Aussie Retail Investors Willing to Use Debt to Finance Investments
2018-11-19T09:11:34.000+02:00
The report from Investment Trends also found that there is a strong interest in using leverage to invest.
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ThinkMarkets Expands CFD Offering, Adds Global Equities
2018-11-14T14:58:06.000+02:00
The broker now facilitates trading in equity derivatives contracts from North America, Europe, and Asia financial markets.
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GO Markets Joins oneZero Ecosystem to Expand eFX Offering
2018-11-13T12:37:08.000+02:00
The Australian broker is the second firm to reveal a partnership with oneZero’s liquidity ecosystem.
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Australian Retail Investment Sentiment Falls to All-Time Lows in October
2018-11-05T09:07:11.000+02:00
Aussie investors are particularly worried about geopolitical events, such as the current US Government.
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Aussie Dollar Stablecoin Announced in Las Vegas
2018-10-24T11:17:08.000+02:00
The cryptocurrency will be the Stellar blockchain's first fiat-backed cryptocurrency. .
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Brokers
Admiral Markets Australia Implements Negative Balance Policy
2018-10-19T11:01:55.000+02:00
Negative balance protection is not a regulatory requirement for retail clients in Australia.
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Regulation
ASIC Cancels Direct FX's Financial Licence due to Compliance Failures
2018-10-18T10:25:29.000+02:00
The regulator originally suspended Direct FX’s licence on April 17, 2018, for a period of six months.
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Regulation
ASIC Flags Unauthorized Forex Firm HBC Broker
2018-10-09T08:20:18.000+02:00
Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority also warned consumers against the company in 2017.
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Innovation
Binance to Invest $2.5 Million in Aussie Startup TravelbyBit
2018-10-03T14:10:36.000+02:00
The two will work towards introducing a POS payment system using blockchain technology for large international airports.
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Executive Moves
ASX Names Gillian Larkins as Chief Financial Officer
2018-10-03T08:57:33.000+02:00
Larkins will be replacing Ramy Aziz who announced his plans to retire back in June.
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