Category: Industry Insights

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 […]

Building robust portfolios with a smarter factor solution

Provided by Global X For much of the past decade, investors have largely been forced to pick a side. Growth or value. Momentum or quality. Yet markets rarely move in […]

Asia’s tech revolution is moving from hype to reality

By Cameron Robertson, Portfolio Manager – Platinum Asia Fund Artificial intelligence, robotics and autonomous driving have dominated headlines for the past two years. Much of the market attention has centred […]

When markets test conviction, trust the process

Provided by Schroders In highly volatile markets, the pressure to act can be overwhelming. A disciplined investment process helps resist costly reactions. Uncertainty is the greatest test of investment managers’ […]

Behind the scenes of CHESS Release 1: collaboration, confidence and cutover

Provided by ASX ASX reached an important milestone with CHESS Release 1 going live on 20 April 2026. Andrew Jones, Acting Group Executive, Securities and Payments, takes us behind the […]

Capital markets infrastructure is a sovereign capability – it’s time we treated it like one

By David Ferrall, Managing Director and CEO, FinClear Group This is bigger than CHESS CHESS has served Australia well for thirty years. Its replacement will be a much-needed technology upgrade. […]