ASIC
July 21, 2021 BY Alan Sayer

Former Trade Wind financial advisor banned for five years by ASIC

Other issues surrounding Trade Wind included the failure to provide audited accounts for both 2019 and 2020. There was also a change in the key people within the AFSL for the company, and Trade Wind didn’t notify ASIC when doing so.  This has led to trading licenses for both Bevan and Trade Wind Financial Services…

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Acquisition
July 20, 2021 BY Alan Sayer

Plus500 finalises acquisition of Cunningham Commodities

This latest acquisition is a continuation of Plus500’s strategy of acquiring companies to expand its geographical reach. This is a two-part process that the company carries out as it invests internally in its products and acquires companies that allow access into new markets. David Zruia, CEO of Plus500, had this to say: With a combination…

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Robinhood
July 20, 2021 BY Alan Sayer

Robinhood seeks $35 billion market valuation in upcoming IPO

It has also shown revenue increases in several different metrics. Compared to the 2020 second quarter revenues, the 2021 second quarter revenues show an increase of more than 100%. This is an increase from $244 million in 2020 to $544 million in 2021.  This is also a revenue increase from the first quarter of 2021…

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July 19, 2021 BY Alan Sayer

Malaysian police go viral as they crush Bitcoin mining rigs

Mining for Bitcoin is not illegal in Malaysia, which is partly why Malaysia is one of the most popular countries for Bitcoin miners. It currently comes into the top 10 mining locations, accounting for over 3% of the total Bitcoin mining in the world. However, bitcoin mining does attract criminals, with most opting to steal…

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SIX welcomes GlobalX as a new ETF issuer
July 16, 2021 BY Alan Sayer

SIX gets ETFs issued by Global X

The second fund that Global X has added is the Global X Telemedicine & Digital Health ETF. This fund is focused on the healthcare market. Telemedicine uses video conferencing to provide faster service to patients, and digital healthcare aims to improve the analytics behind the diagnosis.  Both of these funds have a large grounding in…

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FP Markets announces launch of new Social Trading platform
July 15, 2021 BY Alan Sayer

FP Markets adds more than 500 share CFDs to its listings

Craig Allison, FP Markets head of the Middle East, Europe and Africa, commented: The interest around equities has reached an all-time high globally and it is important for us to continually evolve and expand our product range in line with increased client demand for a greater diversity of our range of share CFDs. The addition…

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Goldman Sachs volumes
July 14, 2021 BY Alan Sayer

Goldman Sachs reports slight drop in Q2 report

The book value per share at the end of Q2 2021 is $264.90. This gives a rise of 12.2% for the year to date. It shows that after the uncertainty of Covid-19, performance is starting to turn around. Shareholders have seen a return on tangible equity of 28.9% for the year to date, and Q2…

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SEC fraud
July 14, 2021 BY Alan Sayer

SEC files charges in binary options fraud case

Moreover, it has been alleged that the salespeople would inform potential investors that the only time the broker made any money was when the investor made money. This technique was used to gain additional trust for the trading information that the brokers were providing. Once the investors believed that the brokers only made a profit…

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