http://www.idexonline.com/RSS/IDEX_Online_News.rss News en 2026 IDEX Online Tue, 8 Sep 2026 08:26:04 GMT 10 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51389 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51389 The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has accused Mordechai Ferder, founder of the luxury Lugano jewelry company based in California, of orchestrating an alleged fraud in which investors were persuaded to put hundreds of millions of ... Tue, 8 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51389 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51386 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51386 A pair of Burmese ruby and diamond earrings estimated at up to HKD 20 million (USD 2.6 million) will headline Sotheby's Hong Kong High Jewelry auction on September 17. The pear-shaped ruby earrings, weighing 5.20 and 5.08 carats, are set with rose-cut... Mon, 7 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51386 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51387 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51387 Gem Diamonds returned to profit in the first half of 2026 as higher rough diamond prices at its Letseng mine in Lesotho lifted revenue despite lower recovered carat volumes. The company reported attributable profit of $0.6 million for the six months... Mon, 7 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51387 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51388 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51388 London-based jeweler 77 Diamonds is investigating an alleged cyberattack after a threat actor claimed to have obtained a database containing hundreds of thousands of customer records. The Times reported on September 5 that the Metropolitan Police ... Sun, 6 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMT http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51388 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51385 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51385 Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever opened HRD Antwerp's expanded Mumbai laboratory on September 4 during a two-day visit to India, highlighting the importance of the country's diamond industry to Belgium's trade relationship with India. The renovated... Sun, 6 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51385 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51384 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51384 The London Diamond Bourse has adopted "synthetic diamond" as its preferred term for man-made diamonds and is encouraging all its UK members to use the terminology as best practice. The Bourse said existing UK guidance permits "synthetic," .... Sun, 6 Sep 2026 06:00:00 GMT http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51384 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51382 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51382 The overall trend remained downward in September, with price decreases again outnumbering increases in both rounds and fancies. Rounds showed broader weakness, particularly among goods from 0.70-cts to 1.99-cts, while fancies were more mixed but ... Thu, 3 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51382 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51379 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51379 A thief has been sentenced to more than two years in jail in Singapore after he switched a $154,000 diamond with a fake stone hidden in his mouth. Serasiya Milan Ramnikbhai, 30, from India, pleaded guilty on September 1, 2026, to stealing a 4.95-carat ... Thu, 3 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51379 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51380 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51380 IDEX Group today announces that Erez Rivlin has stepped down as Interim CEO, effective August 20, 2026, and that Anish Kuriakose has been appointed CEO of the leading online diamond-trading platform, effective September 1, 2026. Anish brings.... Wed, 2 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51380 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51377 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51377 Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) says it has established a dedicated lab-grown diamond division, as trade in the stones almost doubled last year to a record 76.9 million carats. It marks the formal and institutional separation of lab-grown and ... Wed, 2 Sep 2026 05:00:00 GMT http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51377