Australia forex brokers

Retail Forex News

Exclusive: Global Prime sold, owners Jeremy Kinstlinger and Elan Bension start Afterprime

Gerald Segal Afterprime, Angus Walker, Argamon, Australia forex brokers, David Swinden, Elan Bension, featured, forex broker acquisitions, Gleneagle Securities, Global Prime, Jeremy Kinstlinger, Phil Horner 0 Comments November 29, 2023

Jeremy Kinstlinger and Elan Bension have moved on form Global Prime to start a new Retail FX and CFDs brokerage brand called Afterprime.

Retail Forex News

Exclusive: Australia police raid ASIC licensed CFDs broker Prospero Markets, accounts frozen

Gerald Segal Australia forex brokers, Changjiang Currency Exchange, Ding Wang, featured, money laundering, Prospero Markets 1 Comment November 21, 2023

The AFP has raided the offices of CFDs broker Prospero Markets as part of a wider action against a China based money laundering ring.

Executives News

ATFX hires Simon Naish as Country Head in Australia

Gerald Segal ATFX, Australia forex brokers, featured, Simon Naish 0 Comments November 20, 2023

Most recently, Simon Naish served as Head of FX Business Development in Australia for Canadian broker Velocity Trade.

CEO News/ Executives News/ Retail Forex News

Exclusive: FairMarkets CEO James O’Neill moves to Blueberry Markets

Gerald Segal Australia forex brokers, Blueberry Markets, FairMarkets, FairMarkets Trading Pty Ltd., featured, James O'Neill, Trive 0 Comments October 30, 2023

James O’Neill had been with ASIC licensed Fairmarkets Trading Pty Ltd since 2015, having the titles of CEO and Executive Director.

Executives News/ Sales News

Chris Xu joins Finalto Australia as VP of Institutional Sales

Gerald Segal Australia forex brokers, Chris Xu, featured, Finalto, Finalto Australia 0 Comments October 3, 2023

Chris Xu spent the past 12 years with HSBC in Australia, most recently serving as a market trade desk dealer.

ASIC News/ Regulatory News

ASIC “takes aim” at CFD brokers with new design and distribution obligations

Gerald Segal ASIC, Australia forex brokers, Australia Forex regulation, CFD regulation, featured 0 Comments September 6, 2023

ASIC’s review examined the DDO practices of a sample of issuers and found that most retail clients lose money trading CFDs.

Executives News

Capital.com hires IG/EncoreFX alum Kyle Rodda as Senior Analyst in Australia

Gerald Segal Australia forex brokers, Capital.com, featured, fx research analysts, Kyle Rodda 0 Comments September 5, 2023

With more than 10 years’ experience in financial markets, Kyle Rodda is one of Australia’s leading financial market commentators.

Executives News/ Institutional News/ IS Prime News

Exclusive: Former iS Prime Asia head Will Robbins joins Velocity Trade

Gerald Segal Australia forex brokers, featured, IS Prime, Velocity Trade, Will Robbins 0 Comments July 19, 2023

Will Robbins has been with iS Prime since 2017, heading iS Prime’s Hong Kong office and overseeing their Asia operations.

Retail Forex News

Exclusive: Fortune Prime acquires ASIC licensed CFDs broker GMT Markets

Gerald Segal Australia forex brokers, featured, forex broker acquisitions, Fortune Prime, GMT Markets 0 Comments July 12, 2023

GMT Markets has been mainly focused on clients from the Far East with operations in Greater China, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Pepperstone News/ Retail Forex News

Exclusive: Pepperstone UK Revenues up 36% in 2022 to £10.7M

Gerald Segal Australia forex brokers, featured, Pepperstone 0 Comments March 24, 2023

As at the year ended 30 June 2022, client funds held within segregated accounts at Pepperstone UK was £28.9 million (2021: £14.4 million).