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Increasingly complex global market requirements and a broader range of instruments is behind migration to new custody providers experts say.

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.