This Investment Operations Conference shines a spotlight on the most pressing issues facing the middle office of the institutional investor, including cyber-security, blockchain technology, geopolitical risks, regulatory pressures and operational due diligence.
This one-day event is designed for superannuation funds, regulators, technology innovators, fund managers, custodians and other specialists.
Australian superannuation funds are keen to dip their toe in the securities lending water after abandoning the controversial practice ever since the global financial meltdown.
The Hayne royal commission has turned a spotlight on investment operations by underlining its role in promoting transparency to identify operation risk and foster best-in-class investment management.
Foreign exchange is typically the largest asset-owner activity and a major cost to boot. Yet oddly, FX costs remain largely unquantified and unmonitored by Aussie superannuation funds.
