International Assets Expands Australian Operations

SYDNEY, Australia, Oct. 20, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- International Assets
Holding Corporation's (Nasdaq:IAAC) wholly owned subsidiary FCStone Group, Inc.
today announced the expansion of its Australian operations with the opening of
its new headquarters office in Sydney

International Assets Holding Corporation's wholly owned subsidiary FCStone had
previously acquired the Elders Risk Management business, an Australian company
that provided risk-management services in agricultural commodities, in January
2009, and today officially opened its new Sydney-headquartered operations.

"We are very excited about our new Australian operations focusing on the
agricultural commodity sector, especially since the deregulation of Australian
wheat exports," said Pete Anderson, CEO of INTL FCStone Inc., who presided at
the grand opening of the Sydney headquarters. "Ed Jernigan, formerly CEO of our
Globecot operations, will be spearheading this expanding initiative and is
relocating to Sydney. As an expert in the Australian cotton industry for many
years, Ed's commodity roots run deep, and we consider him ideally suited for
this assignment."

"We are delighted to have our company leadership here and excited to be
expanding the focus of our operations in Australia. We look forward to offering
comprehensive risk management services to the Australian agricultural and
commodity sector," said Jernigan.

About International Assets Holding Corporation

International Assets Holdings Corporation (INTL) provides execution and advisory
services in commodities, currencies and international securities. INTL's
businesses, which include the commodities advisory and transaction execution
firm FCStone Group, serve more than 10,000 commercial customers in more than 100
countries through a network of offices in eleven countries around the world.

Further information on INTL is available at www.intlassets.com. Further
information on FCStone Group can be found at www.fcstone.com.

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CONTACT: FCStone Australia Pty Ltd
Ed Jernigan, Managing Director
+61 2 8094050
ed.jernigan@fcstone.com