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The Australian investing landscape in 2026
Provided by ASX Forty years ago, in 1986, ASX asked Australians how they invest. We’re still asking — and our newly released ASX Australian Investor Study 2026 is the 18th chapter in that story. The 2026 Study confirms continued growth in Australian investor numbers. Beyond a snapshot of current trends, it offers a
ASIC consults on implementation of new digital asset laws
By Michelle Huckel, Policy Manager, SIAA ASIC has commenced consultation on guidance and standards to implement new laws for digital asset platforms and tokenised custody platforms commencing on 8 April 2027. ASIC’s Consultation Paper 392 Digital asset law reform implementation: Proposed standards and guidance outlines its proposed approach to standards and regulatory guidance
Capital Allocators podcast
Provided by MA Financial In his most comprehensive interview to date, our Head of Global Credit Solutions Frank Danieli joins Ted Seides on the Capital Allocators podcast for a wide-ranging conversation on private credit, giving listeners under-the-hood insights into how we approach credit investing and why being “optimistically pessimistic” drives us. Highlights from
Human in the Loop: AI and the Australian Post-Trade Desk
By Gaurav Mehta, Chief Commercial Officer, NOVA CMX Attackers have started handing routine work to machines. Australian regulators have spent 2026 making clear who still answers for the outcome. The economics of attack are shifting In November 2025, Anthropic disclosed that it had detected, in mid-September, what it described as “the first documented
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Copper, AI and the danger of extrapolating the obvious
By Martin Conlin, Head of Australian Equities, Schroders AI scepticism has not been lucrative to date. In fairness, scepticism of
Six months on: the AML/CTF work that starts after your program is approved
By Nick Boudrie, Co-founder and CEO, LAB Group The reformed AML/CTF obligations commenced for existing reporting entities on 31 March
The 16-year bond market scoreboard: Winners, losers and lessons for investors
Provided by Vanguard Australia For many Australian investors, bonds are viewed as the defensive part of a portfolio – designed
The search for stability: Why investors are increasing allocations to fixed income in a rapidly changing market?
By Emily Boden, Head of Institutional Sales and Relationship Management, Perpetual Digital For investors, 2026 has become a year of
Emerging markets are looking like a diversified portfolio, not a single-market exposure
By Alexander Treves, Head of Investment Specialists for Asia Pacific, Emerging Markets and Asia Pacific Equities Team, J.P. Morgan Asset
Always on markets infrastructure readiness
Provided by Iress Always-on markets demand always-ready infrastructure The traditional trading day is being redefined. Not overnight, and not because
The smarter back-office
By Gaurav Mehta, CCO, NOVA CMX Ask any operations manager at an Australian broking firm about their afternoon routine and
The explosion of the Australian credit market!
By Emily Boden, Head of Institutional Sales and Relationship Management, Perpetual Digital A reshaping of Australia’s financial landscape is underway,
Your client. Your strategy. Your control.
By Daniel Bower, FinClear The future of investment is not about one provider doing everything. It is about connecting the
The software the market is writing off
By James Rodda, Lead PM Antipodes Global SMID FUND (ASX: MIDS) The market has reached a verdict on software: artificial
A new chapter for Australian sell-side technology
By James Hammond, VP – Business Development, APAC, FlexTrade Systems Australian brokers have rarely faced more competing demands. Increasing regulatory
From the trading floor to the blockchain: What every stockbroker needs to ask
By Paul Stonham, BTC Markets Late last month I attended the annual Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association (SIAA) conference in Melbourne, where