By Rob Crookston, Investment Strategist at Bell Potter Securities The bear case on artificial intelligence has always rested on one question: when does all the spending actually pay off? For two years, the world’s largest technology companies have been pouring capital into chips, power and data centres at a pace that invited comparison
ASX priorities in focus at the SIAA2026 Conference Provided by ASX The “Ask ASX” plenary session at the SIAA2026 Conference gave market participants a rare opportunity to hear directly from senior ASX leaders on the priorities, pressures and decisions shaping Australia’s financial markets. Against a backdrop of heightened regulatory scrutiny, the discussion centred
Since the March edition of the newsletter there has been a spate of seven decisions from the Financial Services and Credit Panel. Four involved fees for no service and two involved insurance issues in super rollovers. The sanctions included reprimands and directions to undertake additional CPD. The most serious decision involved the provision
By Gaurav Mehta, Chief Commercial Officer, NOVA CMX Release 1 of the CHESS replacement went live in April 2026. There was relief, a few celebratory drinks, and perhaps some hope that the hard part was finally behind us. Not quite. Release 2 – the one that fundamentally rewires settlement and sub-register operations, is
Quarterly Global Credit Solutions investor letter (Q1 2026) By Frank Danieli, Managing Director, Head of Global Credit Solutions, MA Financial Group In the Global Credit Solutions team at MA Financial, we often say the most interesting thing about private credit is that, when done properly, it shouldn’t be very interesting at all. Credit
Provided by Chelmer For many advice businesses, the conversation about managed accounts eventually comes down to a single question: SMA or MDA? It is a reasonable place to start, but it is rarely the right place to stop. The more useful question is: what does our service model need to deliver, and for
By Darin Tyson-Chan, Editor of selfmanagedsuper In my last column, I highlighted how the 2026 federal budget is going to make investing in the superannuation environment a lot more attractive given the much-criticised changes to the capital gains tax (CGT) rules will not apply to super funds. To reiterate, the government decided the
