Commodities Brokerages

NEW YORK - The trustee for failed commodities brokerage MF Global Inc plans to tell a Congressional committee on Tuesday he supports civil fines for executives when their commodities brokerages lose customer money, even without proof they knowingly broke rules. James Giddens said MF's collapse was due in part to lack of supervision, according to a copy of his planned testimony to the U ...

FELDA Global Ventures Holdings Bhd , fresh from announcing commodities group Louis Dreyfus as its new strategic investor, is set to receive a set of new cornerstone investors.

Commodities investing is volatile, promising big gains and capable of big losses. But this volatility can work in your favor in a broad investment portfolio, where a small amount of commodities can offset risks associated with stocks, bonds and cash.

BEIJING - China has agreed to raise to 49 percent the limit on foreign ownership in domestic joint venture securities firms and allow these brokerages to trade commodities and financial futures, a senior U.S. official said on Friday. The move will allow foreign partners in domestic joint ventures to raise their stakes from the present 33 percent, while the expansion of their market ...