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Bitcoin Group withdraws from its IPO and ASX listing application
March 10th, 2016
Bitcoin Group Ltd has issued a press release to inform investors in relation to its IPO and ASX listing application. Below is the press release as it was published by the company: The Directors of Bitcoin Group Ltd would firstly ...
Asia trades lower, with Shanghai off 2.9%, Nikkei lower by 1.3%
March 9th, 2016
Most Asian markets stumbled Wednesday, with China shares dropping sharply, as analysts pointed to renewed concerns about the mainland’s economy following lower-than-expected trade data for February. The Shanghai composite dropped 2.9 percent, while the Shenzhen composite fell 2.22 percent. Elsewhere, the Japanese benchmark Nikkei ...
ANZ pays $212,500 penalty for breaching responsible lending laws when offering overdrafts
March 8th, 2016
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) has paid penalties totalling $212,500 for breaching responsible lending laws in making offers of overdraft facilities to its customers. ANZ offers an overdraft facility known as ‘ANZ Assured’ to existing customers in ...
ASIC warns investors about dealing with Market City International and Brokers500
March 8th, 2016
ASIC warns the public about the conduct of Market City International SRL (Market City International), a body marketing itself as BROKERS500 through the website www.brokers500.com. The website states that BROKERS500 is a leading online trading broker specialising in stocks, commodities, CFDs ...
Asia markets lower, ASX down 0.7%, Shanghai down 1.7%
March 8th, 2016
Markets in Asia lost ground Tuesday, stepping back from their recent rally as traders digested the weak China trade data. Angus Nicholson, a market analyst at IG, told CNBC a lot of the recent rally in stocks has been ...
Innovations in Malaysia’s legal scene
March 7th, 2016
With most everyone plugged into the Internet these days, it was only a matter of time before the legal profession climbed aboard the technological train to promote their services with the ease of a click or swipe of a ...
Asian shares hit two-month high after solid U.S. job growth
March 7th, 2016
Asian shares hit two-month highs on Monday, extending sharp gains from last week, following upbeat U.S. jobs data, a rebound in oil and commodity prices and a flurry of reassurances from Chinese leaders that the economy would remain on ...
ASIC sues ANZ for interest rate fixing
March 4th, 2016
ASIC has today commenced legal proceedings in the Federal Court in Melbourne against the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) for unconscionable conduct and market manipulation in relation to the ANZ’s involvement in setting the bank bill ...
Pepperstone announces securing investment from Private Equity
March 4th, 2016
Pepperstone announced that CHAMP Private Equity, one of Australia’s leading private equity firms, has made a major strategic investment in the Melbourne based global forex and CFD broker. Pepperstone was founded in 2010 by Owen Kerr and Joe Davenport and ...
Major Asian markets retreat, with Shanghai down 1.4%
March 4th, 2016
Major Asian markets lost their positive momentum on Friday, largely ignoring another upward finish on Wall Street overnight. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 was flat, while South Korea’s Kospi was down 0.14 percent. Chinese markets were also lower, with the Shanghai composite down 1.36 percent and ...
