Stock brokers have seen their margins squeezed in the March quarter, with trading volumes shrinking and income falling — partly due to a raft of regulatory changes such as increased margin requirements, the removal of volume-linked rebates, and higher limits for basic demat accounts taking a toll. Over the past few months, the Securities and
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s capital market regulators have received reports from a few brokers that there have been unauthorised access and trading activities in a limited number of clients’ online trading accounts. In a joint statement, the Securities Commission and Bursa Malaysia said the reports were received on Thursday, April 24, 2025, which also identified incidences
From left: Andrew Herzog of The Watchman Group; Knut Rostad of the Institute for the Fiduciary Standard; and Dave Settanni of Settanni Financial. As Robinhood bets on prediction markets, advisors are skeptical of the app’s push into the RIA custody and wealth management services. Financial advisors are grappling with cross-industry disruption from Robinhood, the popular
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Castries, Saint Lucia, April 24th, 2025, FinanceWire PrimeXBT, a regulated multi-asset broker, has expanded its offering with the introduction of stock CFDs, allowing clients to trade shares of major global companies with greater flexibility. The move is part of a broader strategy to give clients access to more markets and asset classes within the same
The long slump in AMP’s share price has left brokers pondering something they haven’t for years – could it be time to invest in the long-maligned wealth management giant, five years after it was eviscerated by a royal commission that found it repeatedly lied to the corporate regulator? Over the past week, Citi, Goldman Sachs
At a meeting last week, close to 10 qualified stock brokers (QSBs) requested that market regulator Sebi extend the 1 May deadline for offering a same-day settlement option to any of their clients desirous of such a cycle. As most top brokers are operationally unprepared for such a cycle, Sebi could extend the deadline for
Interactive Brokers IBKR and BGC Group BGC are prominent players in the brokerage and financial services sector, offering trade execution, clearing and related services to institutional clients. While IBKR is renowned for its advanced electronic trading platforms andglobal marketaccess, BGC Group provides a broad range of brokerage services, including fixed-income and derivatives trading. Amid the
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