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![OnMarket Bookbuild chief Ben Bucknell (left, with managing director Tim Eisenhauer) says Gen Y has been drawn to IT floats.](/content/dam/images/g/r/z/z/e/k/image.related.afrDefconImage.620x365.grzg0z.png/1476307963864.jpg)
![While a win by Donald Trump (left) would almost certainly produce a quick correction in equities markets, a Hillary ...](/content/dam/images/g/s/0/8/w/0/image.related.afrIndexLead.160x106.gs084h.png/1476254389021.jpg)
The consequences of a Trump victory
- Alexandra Cain
Markets appear to be less than concerned about a potential victory by Republican candidate Donald Trump in the upcoming US presidential election.
![Head of fixed income trading at Saxo Bank, Simon Fasdal, says its online bonds aim to provide access to a large number ...](/content/dam/images/g/s/0/p/3/w/image.related.afrIndexLead.160x106.gs00bg.png/1476254334729.jpg)
Fixed interest can be best defence
- Alexandra Cain
Defensive assets such as bonds play a critical role in any diversified investment portfolio.
![The recent 'flash crash' of the British pound caught many unawares.](/content/dam/images/g/s/0/a/j/s/image.related.afrIndexLead.160x106.gs09py.png/1476254279368.jpg)
Capital protection woos investors despite the cost
- Alexandra Cain
Investors are increasingly looking for financial products that have a mechanism that locks in underlying capital.
![Mathew Regos, a OnMarket BookBuilds user, says he looks at a company, its fundamentals and whether it is a growth area.](/content/dam/images/g/p/u/8/v/l/image.related.afrIndexLead.160x106.gpu6qj.png/1467204356828.jpg)
OnMarket BookBuilds aims to improve access to IPOs
- Alexandra Cain
Mums and Dads have a right to share in stag profits from IPOs, just like institutions, says an aggregator catering to retail investors.
![CMC chief market analyst Ric Spooner says investors will be looking for the mechanics of how the UK will exit the ...](/content/dam/images/g/p/t/t/t/v/image.related.afrIndexLead.160x106.gptrji.png/1467188388625.jpg)
Rocky global markets buffeted by Brexit
- Gayle Bryant
Sharemarkets over the past six months have been shaky and the recent Brexit result did nothing to alleviate the situation.
![The response of Australian markets to Brexit has been measured, says chief market strategist at CMC Markets Michael ...](/content/dam/images/g/i/i/1/q/j/image.related.afrIndexLead.160x106.gpu7y5.png/1470598088504.jpg)
Brexit spurs investors into action
- Jason Clout
The Brexit announcement caused a flurry of reaction around the world - including bringing a host of new online traders into the market.
![Arian Neiron, managing director, VanEck Australia, says trading in ETFs has shot up after the Brexit result.](/content/dam/images/g/p/t/x/h/3/image.related.afrIndexLead.160x106.gptw5h.png/1467174968337.jpg)
Volatility's back but that may not be a bad thing
- Alexandra Cain
Traders expect volatility to become much more pronounced as investors digest events in the UK and Europe.
![ASIC has been investigating the advice arms of the big banks and AMP since 2014.](/content/dam/images/g/l/f/y/l/g/image.related.afrIndexLead.160x106.gpna4x.png/1477535019672.jpg)
'Significant failures' among online brokers
ASIC has found disturbingly widespread compliance breaches among online brokers selling options, foreign exchange and contracts for difference.
![ASX's Marcus Christoe says there has been a rise in the demand for mFund.](/content/dam/images/g/m/z/l/r/u/image.related.afrIndexLead.160x106.gmyi55.png/1456356054842.jpg)
mFund attracting investors wary of market turbulence
- Gayle Bryant
Volatile market conditions have investors seeking alternatives to shares and the Australian Stock Exchange's mFund service is one beneficiary.
![Commsec's Paul Rayson says the settlement timing change has been a lengthy process.](/content/dam/images/g/m/z/k/e/w/image.related.afrIndexLead.160x106.gmymgq.png/1456112726947.jpg)
ASX to cut settlement timing on trades
- Brendan Swift
Online brokers typically offer investors high-level, real-time information and analysis but the speed of settlement hasn't shifted since the dawn of the internet age.