RBA intervenes: Aussie interest rates paused to review data
August 02, 2023 BY Alan Sayer

RBA intervenes: Aussie interest rates paused to review data

According to currency analyst Luca Santos at ACY Securities, the CPI forecasts predict an inflation decline to 3.25% by the fourth quarter of 2024. A reduction would ensure the decreased inflation target for the further quarter of 2025 is met. Although the change is barely discernible, it implies that the RBA and other financial authorities…

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Interactive Brokers’ July 2023 metrics reflect client equity of $386bn
August 02, 2023 BY Alan Sayer

Interactive Brokers’ July 2023 metrics reflect client equity of $386bn

Its reports indicated a 19% increase in year-over-year (YoY) client accounts, which came in at 2.33m. Despite only boasting a 2% rise compared to the month-over-month (MoM) picture, the broker’s YoY increases are notable. Its Daily Average Revenue Trades (DARTs) increased by 9% to 1.991m. Cleared DARTs per account came in at a 193 annualised…

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Continuing momentum: CAPEX.COM appoints new Executive Director Paul Turner
August 01, 2023 BY Alan Sayer

Continuing momentum: CAPEX.COM appoints new Executive Director Paul Turner

Turner’s focus will be continuing the growth momentum and strategic efforts of CAPEX.com in the UAE offices and established and emerging markets. The company’s goals include: Forming close bonds with stakeholders, partners and clients. Improving multi-asset trading opportunities. Generating greater revenue across the Middle East and Africa. In the company’s press release, Turner commented, “I…

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August 01, 2023 BY Alan Sayer

FTX tables draft bankruptcy plan for claim repayments

This draft proposal puts forth ways to honour customer claims as of the official FTX bankruptcy date. Court documents indicate the plan suggests the sale of assets attached to different aspects of the business to affect repayments. Restarting an offshore exchange is also not off the table. The draft references three recovery pools for creditor…

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August 01, 2023 BY Alan Sayer

Richard Heart in hot water after SEC charges

On his website, Heart, also known as Richard Scheuler, proclaims himself as a kind of modern-age guru, with his products holding the answer to all political, economic, and social issues. He stated that: “I receive sincere thanks from multiple people every day for changing their life meaningfully. I’ve gotten thousands of people to stop gambling,…

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July 31, 2023 BY Alan Sayer

Gearing for the future: Letting AI tools drive retail investment portfolios

The social trading platform conducted a study of 10,000 retail investors in 13 countries to gauge the receptiveness of applying evolving technological trends in investment decisions. The gathered data reflected that 35% of these were willing to use technology to inform trading choices, while 40% firmly rejected the notion. Interestingly, the 19% open to the…

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Rocky start to Worldcoin’s first week on the market
July 31, 2023 BY Alan Sayer

Rocky start to Worldcoin’s first week on the market

Co-founded by Open AI’s CEO, Sam Altman, this initiative aims to protect economic privacy while defining humans from AI entities. All people can get WLD – all they have to do is visit orbs presently located in certain cities throughout the world, identify themselves and scan their irises to verify personhood. By doing this, a…

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Crucial for customers: FCA debuts Consumer Duty
July 31, 2023 BY Alan Sayer

Crucial for customers: FCA debuts Consumer Duty

The Consumer Duty rules relate to four consumer-focused outcomes, these being: Products and services. Price and value. Consumer understanding. Consumer support. In May 2023, the FCA’s financial lives survey found that 14% of UK adults who held one or more financial products had unsuccessfully attempted to contact their financial service provider. The 7% of adults…

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what are liquidity providors?
July 26, 2023 BY Alan Sayer

What Are Liquidity Providers?

How do liquidity providers work? Liquidity providers generally fall under two classifications – the very large financial institutions that are the predominant sources of liquidity and the second-tiered players that package the offerings from the players in the top tier, acting as an intermediary for traders and offering additional tools for managing risk and other…

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