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CMC Markets Australia launches weekend gold CFD trading
Fintech

CMC Markets Australia launches weekend gold CFD trading

Weekend access to gold comes as retail traders increasingly expect to react to geopolitical shocks and price moves outside standard market hours.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Wed, 10th Jun 2026
Bloomberg expands Australian EFP trading for bonds
Risk & Compliance

Bloomberg expands Australian EFP trading for bonds

The new workflow gives Australian bond investors a more standardised way to hedge futures exposure while cutting execution risk and manual handling.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 21st May 2026
Australia's big banks boost provisions as profits grow
Risk & Compliance

Australia's big banks boost provisions as profits grow

Rising margins pressure and a Middle East supply shock are testing lenders, even as provisions and capital buffers are lifted.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 20th May 2026

Global Stories

Capital Markets stories

Financial firms lag on AI-ready storage, study says
Hybrid Cloud

Financial firms lag on AI-ready storage, study says

Only 10% of banks and asset managers are prioritising AI-ready storage, leaving many to tackle compliance and rising data costs first.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 10th Jun 2026
Yondr secures dual facilities to fund Europe growth
Data centers

Yondr secures dual facilities to fund Europe growth

The data centre developer gains extra funding headroom as tightening power access makes new sites harder to secure across Europe and North America.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Wed, 3rd Jun 2026
Liquibase urges banks to fix manual database changes
DevOps

Liquibase urges banks to fix manual database changes

Manual database updates are leaving banks exposed to compliance gaps and audit failures as regulators demand tighter control evidence.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 20th May 2026
KX unveils agentic AI blueprints for capital markets
Fintech

KX unveils agentic AI blueprints for capital markets

KX launches Nvidia-powered agentic AI blueprints to speed capital markets research and trading while tightening audit and governance controls.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2026
Colter Bay launches AUD $100m Australian private credit fund
Risk & Compliance

Colter Bay launches AUD $100m Australian private credit fund

Colter Bay launches Australian private credit fund with AUD $100m facility to plug an estimated AUD $25bn lower mid-market funding gap.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026
YouLend, Värde agree USD $225m US forward-flow deal
Fintech

YouLend, Värde agree USD $225m US forward-flow deal

YouLend seals multi-year deal with Värde, which may buy up to USD $225 million of US receivables to back its embedded lending growth.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Capital Markets stories

Broadridge repo platform hits USD $7.2 trillion in May
Blockchain

Broadridge repo platform hits USD $7.2 trillion in May

Stronger use of tokenised settlement is lifting Broadridge's repo volumes, with the platform averaging USD $362 billion a day in May.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Wed, 10th Jun 2026
Brickflow & Revcore launch distressed property team
Fintech

Brickflow & Revcore launch distressed property team

Rising rates and insolvencies are forcing lenders to move faster on troubled assets, prompting a new workout service for distressed property.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 9th Jun 2026
Accordion appoints two to lead finance advisory practices
Digital Transformation

Accordion appoints two to lead finance advisory practices

The hires bolster Accordion's push into AI-driven finance work for private equity clients as demand grows for tighter reporting and faster exits.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 20th May 2026
Citizens & Cognizant mark 1,000 hires in Hyderabad
Data Analytics

Citizens & Cognizant mark 1,000 hires in Hyderabad

The Hyderabad centre is becoming a bigger part of Citizens' technology strategy as it expands AI, data and cyber security work.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Mon, 18th May 2026
State Street honours Asia-Pacific institutional journalists
Fintech

State Street honours Asia-Pacific institutional journalists

Around 250 entries underscored the region's appetite for specialist coverage, as State Street's awards again spotlighted reporting on institutional finance.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 23rd Apr 2026
MetaComp launches compliance tools for AI payments
Crypto

MetaComp launches compliance tools for AI payments

Institutions handling cross-border stablecoin flows could cut false compliance alerts as MetaComp adds AI risk checks and an agent governance standard.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Mon, 30th Mar 2026
MetaComp raises USD $35m to grow StableX payment rail
Crypto

MetaComp raises USD $35m to grow StableX payment rail

MetaComp secures USD $35m Pre-A funding led by Alibaba to scale its StableX cross-border stablecoin and fiat payment network globally.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026
RISE 2026 (Global Real Estate Investment Summit & Expo) in Dubai
Smart Cities

RISE 2026 (Global Real Estate Investment Summit & Expo) in Dubai

Dubai will host 10,000-plus delegates and 250 investors at RISE Global, a summit aimed at linking capital with real estate and infrastructure projects.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Sun, 22nd Feb 2026