Category: SIAA Newsroom

Derivatives Accreditation – FY23 Scholarships now open

By Silvana Eccles, Education & Operations Manager, Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association Providing continuous learning whilst adding to existing skill set and experience are often the most important part of […]

Smarter strategies needed to invest the energy crisis challenge

The Federal government has released its first offshore petroleum exploration permits, ensuring growth in the oil and gas sector at a time when it is seeking to boost its climate […]

CSIRO’s seven world-shaping megatrends

Blair Hannon, Head of Investment Strategy, Global X Australia With runaway inflation, a record-breaking flu season, and NSW’s government teetering, investors may be forgiven for having missed CSIRO’s once-in-a-decade report […]

The Australian Bond Market – The untapped opportunity for Australian investors

By Markus Mueller, Co-Founder, Australian Bond Exchange Executive Summary More and more SIAA members are being asked by their clients about investing in bonds. Attractiveness to investors and advisers driven […]

Nuclear energy is a promising solution for climate change

By Michael Collins, Investment Specialist, Magellan But the clean-energy option will forever risk a catastrophe. Fukushima, on the northeast of Japan’s largest island, is vulnerable to earthquakes and tsunamis. From […]

Year in review – Asian equities

By Anthony Srom, Portfolio Manager, Fidelity Asia Fund The last 12 months have been a tough period for Asian markets. Turmoil in the Chinese property sector, global rate hikes, strong […]

Globalisation is morphing into something less

By Michael Collins, Investment Specialist, Magellan ‘Geoeconomics’ is fanning an inward turn that produces some winners but mostly losers. Tennis staged its first ‘open’ tournament in 1968, when the British […]

Making the switch: what to consider

By Alex Burke, Iress The Australian market demands a highly nimble approach to regulatory risk management. In this environment, choosing the right technology partner for your business can determine whether […]

IOSCO report captures pandemic lessons learnt for operational resilience

The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) published a report that describes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the operations of trading venues and market intermediaries […]

Leveraging quality data to unlock value for brokers and their clients

By Darren Stevens, Chief Product Officer, HUB24 Access to quality data is critical when it comes to improving wealth businesses. Data can help to drive operational efficiencies, manage risk and […]