Australia

More than 1200 Australians have lost over AUD 1.2 million to various Bitcoin scams in 2017, show figures from the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) Scamwatch, quoted ...

Australia’s leading bank, the Commonwealth Bank (CommBank), announced it is banning its clients from buying cryptocurrencies with credit cards issued by it, effective February 14. The restriction also ...

The local subsidiary of IG Group remains the leader in Australia, shows the annual report of UK research and analysis company Investment Trends on the country. The survey ...

Saxo Capital Markets, the Australian unit of the Danish multiasset brokerage Saxo Bank, has signed an agreement with local online stockbroker OpenMarkets, reports Investor Daily. This will allow ...

Investment schemes scams brought the greatest losses to Australians, after romance and dating scams, reveals the 2016 report of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and the ...

The Australian government is planning to set up a one-stop-shop external dispute resolution (EDR) body for all financial service providers in the country. It should be established by ...

Australia-based forex broker International Capital Markets, trading as IC Markets, said on Monday its trading volume continued to rise and reached a new record-high of $234 billion in ...

Australia’s financial services authority, the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC), has established a Financial Advisers Consultative Committee (FACC) which to improve the existing industry engagement with the authority ...

Australian forex brokerage EightCap said on Wednesday it will expand its live trading offering with contracts for difference (CFDs) on four new indices – NASDAQ100, Hong Seng 50, ...

The Australian forex market saw a dynamic 2016 with a record influx of 16,000 new forex traders seeking ‘opportunities in market movements’ and additional 13,500 dormant traders reactivating ...