Category: Industry Insights

ASX Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations 5th edition

By Dr Philip Lowe, Advisory Group Chair In July, ASX released for consultation its latest Corporate Governance Principles. SIAA speaks with Advisory Group Chair Dr Philip Lowe. What was the […]

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 Management Still see emerging markets (EM) as risky? Think again. […]

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 exchanges have suddenly decided their markets should never close. Rather, […]

The smarter back-office

By Gaurav Mehta, CCO, NOVA CMX Ask any operations manager at an Australian broking firm about their afternoon routine and you’ll get variations on the same story. Exception queue. Settlement […]

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, driven in large part by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority’s […]

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 best capabilities in the world around the needs of 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 intelligence (AI) will hollow it out. Since January that fear […]

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 obligations, rising technology costs, growing client expectations and the need […]

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 I joined a panel discussing Digital Assets, Stablecoins and Tokenisation. Our closing […]

AI in the wealth industry: The outlook is for advice to become more human, not less

By Maria Lykouras, CEO of Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association (SIAA) The financial services industry is grappling with the bigger questions posed by the advent of AI: what does it […]