History
SIRCA (Securities Industry Research Centre of Asia-Pacific) was
established in 1994 as a joint venture between 4 universities, its
purpose being to work with industry to improve the efficiency of
Australian capital markets. SIRCA’s Member Universities now
number 26 across Australia and New Zealand with research activity
spanning over-the-counter and exchange traded markets, funds management
and accounting, and e-business technology.
SIRCA’s principal activity has centred on the sharing of infrastructure
across industry and academia, encompassing super computing power;
skilled research and programming personnel; creation and maintenance
of market databases; thought leadership through industry, academic
and government networks.
Structure
SIRCA is a non-profit company limited by guarantee. SIRCA is governed
by a board comprising senior representatives from member universities,
commercial organisations, government representatives and industry
associations.
SIRCA comprises full time staff; resident PhD students sponsored
by SIRCA or industry partners; Australian and visiting academics;
programming, technology, and project management support staff for
academic research initiatives.
Research activity is organised around research centres or collectives,
jointly managed by academics and SIRCA management. This collective
structure facilitates a sharing of knowledge amongst people with
a common interest or research motive.
Research centres include:
|
