The Full FX Sydney 2025 with ACI Australia
Posted by Michelle Hemstedt. Last updated: November 17, 2025
The Full FX is bringing its unique brand of conference to Australia for the first time, with the Full FX Sydney taking place on November 19 in association with ACI Australia.
This full day event will cover all the topics currently in focus in the FX industry, from the rise of AI, through the opportunity, or threat, from stablecoins, to how technology evolves to meet the needs of a changing market structure, and much more.
With so much invested in offshore assets, foreign exchange is a critical service for the Australian economy. This event will look at developments and initiatives that help meet the requirements of players and hear from participants on all sides.
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Admission is FREE to banks, corporates, hedge funds and asset managers ONLY. Please note that if you do not fall into one of these categories you will be asked for payment. The fee for non-sponsoring companies is AUD 990 per delegate including 10% GST (please note that GST applies to all paid delegate tickets, no matter where in the world the attendee is based).
If you are in any doubt as to whether you meet the criteria for free admission, please email us on info@thefullfx.com. We regret that delegates registering for free admission who do not meet the criteria will be refused entry.
For information on sponsoring the event, please email Michelle Hemstedt (michelle@thefullfx.com) or Cindy Jiang (cindy@thefullfx.com).
We look forward to seeing you in Sydney!
AGENDA
The event is held under Chatham House rules, no media is present and attendees may not quote panellists except with the latter’s explicit and written permission
8:30 Registration & Coffee
9:30 Panel One: Technology and Liquidity – Staying in the Race
The technology arms race in FX shows no signs of slowing down, so what options are open to regional specialists who want to remain relevant to the clients, and grow their business? How are banks evolving their services to their clients and what impact, if any, is fragmentation playing?
Darren Boulos – Head of G10 FX APEC, Head of Australian rates trading, Deutsche Bank
Al Crane – MD, Head of Account Management, Lucera
Steve Totten, Managing Director, Head of Institutional and Quantitative Products, OneZero
Emma Norman – Westpac
Moderator: Colin Lambert – The Full FX
10:10 Panel Two: Project Acacia and the Future of FX
How we trade FX has always evolved at its own pace, but now things are moving quicker thanks to pressure from the digital assets space. Project Acacia is one such pressure point, so what is happening in this world, and how will it change FX?
Drew Bradford – CEO, Macropod
Tom Rowe – Chief Operating Officer, Imperium Markets.
Moderator: Eva Szalay – The Full FX
10:45 Coffee Break sponsored by smartTrade Technologies
11:15 Panel Three: Automation in FX Swaps
Where is automation working best in FX swaps markets? Is the prospect of a dominant CLOB realistic? What is the role of data and can it support much greater automation? What does an e-FX Swaps market structure look like?
Daniel Baxter – Senior STIR and FX FWDS trader, NAB
Darryl Hooker, Head of Sales and Partnerships, DIGITEC
Adam Pallister – Head of Forward FX Australia, Tullett Prebon
Moderator: Colin Lambert – The Full FX
11:40 Panel Four: FICC Through a Different Lens
A panel looking at diversity, inclusion and aspiration in FX markets. What is being done, what needs to be done and how do we make this more than a “tickbox” exercise to bring the next generation of FX people forward? Also, how do our panellists view the market structure evolution and what do they see changing?
Vicky Lau – Head of APAC Rates eSales and Australia eSales, Deutsche Bank
Leanne Taylor – former head of Portfolio Strategy and Asset Allocation, Victoria Funds Management Corporation
Lisa Trish – Director, FX Investor Sales – ANZ
Moderator: Martina Doherty – MD Coaching & Consulting
12:15 Lunch
13:15 Panel Five: Evolution of the FX Global Code: Where Now and Where Next?
Is the Code at a crucial stage of its development in terms of what is left to address and how much further it can penetrate the market? What is being done to increase adoption in crucial buy side areas? Is settlement risk being tackled successfully and what areas does the Code potentially need to revisit?
Matthew Boge – Deputy Head, International Department, Reserve Bank of Australia
Stefanie Holtz-Jen – Member of Global FX Committee
Stuart Simmons – Head of Multi-Asset Solutions (and Co-Vice Chair GFXC), QIC
Moderator: Colin Lambert – The Full FX
13:40 The Full FX Insight Session: Super Funds and FX – Observations from the NAB Biennial Survey
Mike Symonds – Director, Currency Overlay Solutions, NAB
13:55 Panel Six: View from the Buy Side
A panel featuring buy side FX traders discussing their thoughts, concerns and wishes for the market structure. Are algos working? Is liquidity sufficiently robust? Is fragmentation a help or hindrance? In an increasingly AI-driven world, does information leakage become a bigger issue?
Simon Fraser – Director, Future Fund
Tom Keegan – Senior Portfolio Manager, Credit & Insurance, Macquarie Asset Management
Michael Gallagher – Managing Director, General Manager, AIMA Australia
Moderator: Eva Szalay – The Full FX
14:25 Coffee Break sponsored by smartTrade Technologies
14:50 Panel Seven: Stablecoins and FX: Game Changer?
Stablecoin providers are making a lot of noise, and multiple institutions are investigating or launching their own coins. What impact, if any, will this have on the FX market, or is it just about faster payments? Where are the challenges and opportunities for FX players in the Stablecoin industry?
Drew Bradford – CEO, Macropod
Vikas Srivastava– Chief Revenue Officer, Integral
Mahjabeen Zaman – Head of FX Research, ANZ
Moderator: Eva Szalay – The Full FX
15:20 Panel Eight: Voices from the Next Generation
A panel of young professionals talk about career development, what makes a good working environment, how they see technology evolving in our markets, as well as how they think, or would like, the industry to develop from here.
Catherine Bran-Morales – EMEA Sales Director, smartTrade Technologies
Isabella Morris – eFX Sales Australia & New Zealand, Deutsche Bank
Nomakhosi Mpala – Associate Director, eFX Quantitative Trading, Westpac
Harrison Rowston – Associate Director, FX Financial Institution Sales, ANZ
Moderator: Martina Doherty – MD Coaching & Consulting
16:00 Coffee Break sponsored by smartTrade Technologies
16:15 The Chat Show – For FX’ Sake
The now traditional end to a Full FX conference, very much Any Other Business…
TBA
17:00 Cocktail Reception
