Navigating the path to T+1: Key considerations and feedbackKey feedback
Settlement cycles globally have been shortening for years, with Australia undergoing its last change in March 2016 when it went from T+3 to T+2. Almost a decade later, attention is now turning to compressing the cycle further as key markets including North America make the transition.
The world is your oyster: driving income opportunities by going global Australian investors appear to have a preference for investing at home but such a strategy can increase concentration risk and investors may end up missing out on income and growth opportunities available globally.
Riding the Australian dollar wave
The Australian dollar has been on a ride. In early August, it fell to a low, buying $0.6498 US dollars. By mid- August, it has risen to a high of $0.6745.
Pushing data to the limit
The phenomenal uptake of artificial intelligence in financial markets was always going to be a given. After all, what’s not to like about faster, cheaper insights gleaned from bigger-than-ever datasets?