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Are fixed-income markets integrity challenged?

 Listen to Mike Aitken and Kumar Venkataraman compare the microstructure of the equity and fixed-income markets, and explain the consequences of the lack of transparency in fixed-income markets before pointing to solutions in order to improve the fairness of fixed-income markets.Mike Aitken developed the world’s leading market surveillance software, SMARTS, used by most regulators to detect

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Young researchers make the most of SIRCA data

Eleven young researchers from universities across Australia and New Zealand took the spotlight recently to demonstrate how they were finding new ways of using data in the areas of finance and accounting.The occasion was the eighth annual SIRCA Young Researchers Workshop for PhD candidates and recently-completed graduates, held at the University of Technology, Sydney.A young

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DATA ANALYSIS THROWS LIGHT ON TESLA BATTERY STORAGE BENEFITS

CMCRC-SIRCA analysis reveals South Australia’s Tesla battery has generated $12.6 million for the State, but only delivered short-term reduction in some electricity pricesNew research from the CMCRC-SIRCA Energy Research Centre finds evidence that the Tesla Powerpack battery storage system in South Australia’s Hornsdale Power Reserve delivered net benefits of $12.6 million over its first 12

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How a start-up steps up: ‘It’s not luck or guess work’

David Myton talks to Sean McCawley, CEO of Capital Markets TechnologiesSean McCawley has seen a host of start-up businesses in his time. He’s witnessed them arise in a blaze of promise and, more often than not, disappear – leaving in their wake shattered dreams, battered egos, and depleted bank accounts.With deep experience in banking, financial

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Jodi Watson: ‘They just didn’t seem to expect a woman could be doing the job’

In this week of International Women’s Day 2019 on March 8 we are proud to relate the personal stories of some of CMCRC-SIRCA Group’s outstanding team. They are part of our Group team profile that includes a mix of gender, creed, ethnicities and nationalities that hail from every corner of the world. Today we feature

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Jane Coleman: ‘Even at that early stage I didn’t feel put off by the statistics’

In this week of International Women’s Day 2019 on March 8 we are proud to relate the personal stories of some of CMCRC-SIRCA Group’s outstanding executives. They are part of our Group team profile that includes a mix of gender, creed, ethnicities and nationalities that hail from every corner of the world. Today we feature

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Building trust in digital currency – is it time for regulation?

The Hayne Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry delivered 76 recommendations aimed at driving cultural change and improving customer service within the sector, including strengthening the powers of regulators to rein in the activities of brokers. UNSW Associate Professor Elvira Sojli, Head of the CMCRC-SIRCA Group’s Digital Finance Research

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How to restore trust in the wake of the Hayne report

The first casualty of war may be truth, but it’s trust that has been obliterated by the findings of the Hayne Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry.The release of the Final Report has been met with a mix of Establishment shame and shock, along with scepticism that anything will

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