SIAA Monthly – November 2025

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FEATURE ARTICLES

• Replacing bank hybrids: The time to act is approaching
  Bank hybrids are approaching their final call dates, with the $1.6 billion Westpac Capital Notes 5 due for call next month. For investors, the question is no longer if these instruments will disappear from portfolios, but when and how to replace them.
• Specialist platforms: Enhancing productivity and HNW client engagement
  As demand for private wealth advice increases, productivity and efficiency gains have become critical drivers for sustainable business growth.
• One conversation can inspire a career
  Josephine, a second-year UNSW student studying Commerce (Accounting) and Economics, has been quietly questioning her career path.
• The Future of Australia’s Financial Markets: A Perspective
  Australia’s financial markets stand at a crossroads. Considered and active regulatory oversight has done much to drive transparency and informed decision-making by all investors.
• Easing at the summit: How to steer portfolios after Fed rate cuts
  After a nine-month hiatus, the US Federal Reserve (Fed) has restarted its interest rate easing cycle.
• How to get the best out of international share trading
  Trade execution can improve outcomes when buying or selling direct global shares.
• Super snippets: A win for common sense
  Having refrained from writing about the proposed Division 296 tax for the majority of the year as it mainly related to SMSFs, recent developments regarding this measure have come in a bit of a rush, prompting another column about the subject.