Category: 2026

The US market just booked a longer shift. Is your desk rostered on?

By Gaurav Mehta, Chief Commercial Officer, NOVA CMX The direct point first. From December 2026, US equities will trade almost around the clock, a Nasdaq day stretching to 23 hours, […]

FIVE QUESTIONS WITH Liam Stocklinger

Five questions with Liam Stocklinger YPSIAA, Chief Operating Officer, Leeuwin Wealth, Perth 1. How long have you been in the industry? Around nine years now. 2. What inspired you to […]

Do inefficiencies undermine your post-trade operations?

Unlock next-generation, real-time technology to supercharge securities processing   By Mack Gill, Head of Securities Processing, FIS Capital Markets Post-trade operations are under pressure. As settlement cycles continue to shorten […]

The three limbs of data governance for financial services

Why AI doesn’t fix bad data, but you can   By James Dickson, Founder and Managing Director, Oceanic Consulting Group (OCG) Data governance has been on the agenda in financial […]

Active in action: Choose your hedges wisely… and often

By Sebastian Mullins, Head of Multi-Asset and Fixed Income at Schroders Australia For decades, investors operated under a comfortable assumption: asset allocation could be largely outsourced to a static formula. […]

Crypto, gold and more: Evaluating the world beyond the core

Provided by Vanguard Investors are naturally drawn to assets that sit outside the traditional portfolio core of shares and bonds. The appeal is understandable. Assets like gold, cryptocurrencies and other […]

SUPER SNIPPETS: The sole purpose test must be satisfied

By Darin Tyson-Chan, Editor of selfmanagedsuper I’d like to begin my column this month with a correction. The capital gains tax (CGT) discount applying to superannuation funds is 33.33 per […]

Is AI starting to pay its way?

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 […]

Balancing delivery with change

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 […]

Recent FSCP decisions

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 […]