Treasury pushes ahead with client money law changes
The Treasury has announced that it will push ahead with law changes that is says will better protect funds of individual foreign exchange and derivatives traders.
Jonathan Shapiro, Senior Reporter
Jonathan Shapiro is based in our Sydney newsroom and covers banking and finance, specialising in hedge funds, the corporate debt market, private equity and investment banking.
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