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Asian Stocks Gain With Oil as Dollar Falls on Dovish Fed Minutes
November 19th, 2015
Topix holds gains as Bank of Japan leaves policy unchanged Euro, ringgit rally as Fed signals tightening will be gradual Stocks rallied across Asia after U.S. Federal Reserve meeting minutes reaffirmed policy makers’ faith in the world’s biggest economy ...
ASIC has obtained orders freezing investment companies assets
November 18th, 2015
ASIC has obtained orders in the Federal Court of Australia at Melbourne yesterday freezing the assets of CME Capital Australia Pty Ltd, Boston Pacific Capital Australia Pty Ltd and GKN Capital Pty Ltd. ASIC sought the orders after concerns ...
Bocafx agreed to remove misleading statement for ASIC authorisation
November 18th, 2015
Following ASIC concerns, Boca Global Financial Group Pty Ltd ACN 602 109 035 (Boca) has agreed to remove statements on its website suggesting Boca is ASIC regulated or authorised to provide financial services in Australia. ASIC became aware of ...
Nasdaq Said to Be in Talks to Acquire Chi-X Canada Market
November 17th, 2015
The Canadian business is being valued at about $100 million Purchase would put Nasdaq in competition with Toronto exchange Nasdaq Inc. is in talks to buy Chi-X Canada, an acquisition that would put it in direct competition with TMX ...
CFTC charges IB Capital FX and agents for Forex Trading case
November 17th, 2015
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a civil enforcement Complaint charging Defendants IB Capital FX, LLC (a/k/a IB Capital FX LLP) d/b/a IB Capital (IB Capital), Michel Geurkink, and Emad Echadi, individually and as the agents of IB Capital, with soliciting and accepting ...
CommSec: Investors are increasingly looking abroad to overseas stock exchanges
November 16th, 2015
Investors are increasingly looking abroad to overseas stock exchanges to broaden their investment portfolio, according to new data from CommSec. CommSec, Australia’s largest online broker, has seen a sharp increase in demand for foreign owned shares. The number of ...
Formax removes false statements about the suspension of its subsidiary’s licence
November 16th, 2015
Following concerns raised by ASIC, Formax International Market Limited (Formax) has removed a previously published media release from its group website that falsely claimed its wholly owned subsidiary, Australian Capital Markets Advisory Services Pty Ltd ACN 150 530 331 ...
Asia Pacific shares fall sharply in wake of Paris attacks and Japanese recession
November 16th, 2015
Global security concerns saw the euro hit a six-month low and stocks were sold off around the region as Japan entered a ‘quintuple dip’ recession Stock markets in Asia Pacific have fallen sharply in the wake of the Paris terror ...
Asian stocks bruised by tumbling oil, Fed hike jitters
November 13th, 2015
Asian stocks were battered on Friday, with risk-off sentiment in full swing amid sharp falls in the price of commodities and growing expectations that the Federal Reserve is on track for a rate hike in December for the first ...
Global Law Firm Eyes Africa As Next Great Expansion Opportunity
November 12th, 2015
Baker & McKenzie sees Africa as key to future growth Later this month, Baker & McKenzie’s Gary Senior will travel to Johannesburg, South Africa to celebrate the third anniversary of his firm’s office there, and its presence on a ...
