Market volatility is once again driving a rise in client demand for margin loans, similar to the pattern seen in 2012 during turbulent market conditions. ...
ETF specialist BetaShares has launched a new investment fund on the Australian Securities Exchange. ...
When people discuss margin loans they inevitably refer to margin calls, but Julie McKay writes that a good understanding of the system can help investors navigate the cha...
Julie McKay argues that while margin loans have their own dynamics, those using them should not lose sight of the fact that they are a loan and they need to be repaid. ...
Money Management roundtable participants acknowledge that some hard lessons were learned on margin lending from the collapse of Storm Financial....
A new survey of financial planners reveals recent regulatory changes make the provision of margin lending advice less attractive....
ASIC will impose additional licence conditions on Moneywise Securities following concerns around some of the advice provided to clients. ...
A US-based online brokerage has ceased providing new margin loans to its Australian clients following an investigation into the conditions of its AFSL....
The Federal Court has given ASIC the green light to pursue Storm founders in court over the failure of the dealer group. ...
Storm investors who will receive the $82.5 million settlement from Macquarie Bank will have to acknowledge that the bank did nothing wrong....
The last year has not been kind to the Australian margin lending market, with further declines in the number of active investors. But a potential rally in the equities ma...
Boom years are long gone for the margin lending sector. Given that the improvement in the share market is one of the main catalysts for using margin loans, the sector is ...
Things are not looking up for margin lending as recent data shows the sector was given a cold shoulder by financial planners yet again....
In a bid to boost demand for its margin lending services, National Australian Bank (NAB) will launch a margin loan product for SMSF investors next month. ...
In a bid to boost demand for its margin lending services, National Australian Bank (NAB) will launch a margin loan product for SMSF investors next month. ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...
This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....