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Regulation
FXPRIMUS Complies Fully with All Australian Regulators' Requests
2015-05-22T18:41:10.000+02:00
After the detailed statement issued by the regulator on Thursday, the company has issued an official communique to explain its stance
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Exclusive: FXPrimus Counters IPO "Block" Report, Reveals Firm's Financials
2015-05-14T17:25:11.000+02:00
After reports came out that Australian regulators blocked the broker's IPO, an insider explained to Finance Magnates what really happened
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FXPrimus IPO Valuing the Broker at AU$225 Mln Challenged by ASIC Report
2015-05-14T13:07:52.000+02:00
Australian newspaper has dispelled the prospects for an IPO by forex broker FXPrimus due to the regulator protecting its authority
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ICAP Pinched with $50,000 Fine from ASIC for Compliance Failure
2015-05-14T08:21:27.000+02:00
The broker executed trades for clients with the intention to exclude other participants taking orders for electricity futures contracts
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Regulation
An in Depth Look at the ASIC Register for Authorized Representatives
2015-05-13T22:37:57.000+02:00
All employees and representatives providing financial advice to retail clients have been invited to become members of a new ASIC register
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Australian Watchdog Cancels One Broker’s Licence, Promises More to Come
2015-05-12T09:01:41.000+02:00
Rainbow Legend is accused of promoting a $2.5 million compensation scheme for clients that does not exists in Australia.
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Australian Regulator Fines FC Stone $130,000 for Risk Management
2015-04-28T09:19:55.000+02:00
Violations have been identified by the ASIC Market & Participant Supervision team back in 2012
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Advanced Markets Prompted by ASIC to Clarify License Function
2015-04-24T10:56:47.000+02:00
The regulator insisted to make clear that it is responsible for the appropriate conduct only for residents of Australia
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Regulation
ASIC to Investigate Insider Trading on Forex Market
2015-04-07T06:34:41.000+02:00
Just before the unchanged interest rates announcement today, a spike higher in the Aussie prompts insider trading investigation
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ASIC Suspends Licence of AGM Markets for Six Months
2015-04-02T11:00:46.000+02:00
After AGM Markets stopped operating in May 2014, the Australian regulator took the decision to suspend its license
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ASIC Issues Public Warning on FX Provider, Grandegoldens Pty Ltd
2015-03-27T08:40:20.000+02:00
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Australian Watchdog Chief Confirms Tightening of FX Regulations
2015-03-23T10:24:23.000+02:00
Chairman Medcraft said his jurisdiction is being "picked off" by online forex brokers looking to offer excessive leverage.
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Australian Insider Trading Duo Gets Jail Time After Trading Margin FX
2015-03-17T21:09:29.000+02:00
Former Australian Bureau of Statistics employee Christopher Hill got 3 years and 3 months while the holder of margin forex trading accounts with Pepperstone and AxiCorp Luca Kamay is sentenced to 7 years and 3 months.
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Australian Regulator Cancels License of FX Broker Enfinium Post-Mortem
2015-02-16T12:21:30.000+02:00
After an investigation into the broker’s alleged virtual dealer malpractices between 2010 and 2013 yielded no results due to the company not maintaining adequate records of its operations, ASIC cancelled its license.
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Mining Difficulty Back up as Hashrate Returns to All-Time Highs
2014-12-31T20:09:16.000+02:00
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Interactive Brokers to Refund $1.5 Million in Fees & Commissions in Australia
2014-12-16T16:31:58.000+02:00
The Australian customers of the company will be reimbursed with the fees and commissions which they paid to the brokerage for retail margin loans during the period between July 2010 and August 2013.
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Regulation
ASIC Forces Broker to Enhance Supervision in "Forex Crackdown"
2014-12-08T09:19:32.000+02:00
The Australian watchdog raised concerns over Calibre’s risk frameworks, advice to clients and supervision of representatives, and the company has changed the way it does business adhering to a stricter procedures.
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ESMA Grants Trade Repository Access to Australian Financial Regulator
2014-12-05T11:30:37.000+02:00
The European Securities and Markets Authority signed two Memorandum of Understanding agreements which are enhancing cross-border cooperation with Australian authorities on trade repositories and CCPs.
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Two Aussies Plead Guilty of Insider Trading after Pocketing $180,000
2014-12-05T09:33:38.000+02:00
The pair pled guilty after admitting to all of their wrongdoings related to several cases of exceptionally good trading decisions related to takeover bids netted them a hefty sum from CFD and shares transactions.
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FOFA Bandwagon Takes Unexpected U-Turn as Advisors Brace for Compliance Quagmire
2014-11-20T06:51:03.000+02:00
With regulators in the process of reforming financial regulation worldwide, the Australian Senate gets involved by voting to repeal previous regulation designed to protect retail investors. Political games in economic circles.
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KnCMiner unveils 16 nm Solar ASIC, says it will increase performance six-fold
2014-11-19T15:38:48.000+02:00
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Discretionary CFD Broker Terminated by ASIC, Director Banned for Second Time
2014-11-18T03:26:58.000+02:00
ASIC terminates one CFD broker, bans its Director and warns against a margin foreign-exchange broker YoutradeFX operating without a license. The regulator's battle for compliant market practises continues.
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Aussie Regulator Opens Public Consultation into Electronic Disclosure Methods
2014-11-14T05:16:41.000+02:00
ASIC wants financial markets and all their participants to embrace the digital age in their own suitable way. Improved electronic disclosure rules are only the first step in the regulators aim to better engage customers.
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ASIC Announces Areas of Focus for Upcoming Financial Reports by Listed Companies
2014-11-07T03:50:16.000+02:00
The Aussie regulator encourages greater transparency and responsibility from Listed companies when submitting financial reports at the end of the year. ASIC urges Directors to "challenge the accounting estimates and treatments" if necessary.
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ASIC Looks to Optimise Its Operations despite Having Its Hands Full
2014-10-30T05:44:54.000+02:00
Despite stronger fees and revenues ASIC is planning for a 12% budget cut next year alongside 209 job losses. A mixed picture in a rapidly changing market with one certainty, "proactive surveillance will substantially reduce in 2014-15".
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