From Australia and New Zealand, Volans appears low in the southern sky — a recognised IAU constellation spanning 141.4 square degrees (about 0.3% of the celestial sphere). It sits deep in the south (Dec −64.1° to −75.5°), centred near RA 07h47m / Dec −69°48′, and is visible from +15° to −90° latitude — a true southern reference point.
Its name comes from Piscis Volans — the flying fish. It doesn’t fly like a bird. It breaks the surface and glides—typically around 50 metres, and in the right conditions up to ~400 metres—using speed, lift, and timing to travel farther with less effort.
That’s the idea behind Volans (operated by Glide Digital Pty Ltd): capital in motion — independent, institutional-grade infrastructure designed to keep sophisticated wealth liquid, globally capable, and firmly in control as markets change.
About Us
The Australian alternative to global private banking. Independent. Institutional-grade. Built to endure.
Volans is an independent Australian firm delivering portfolio-secured credit, asset services, and global market access for serious wealth.
Our team has spent over 30 years, continuously, building and operating the infrastructure behind sophisticated portfolios—through cycles, crises, and changing regulation. We built Volans to bring that same private-bank discipline to a wider set of clients, because wealth capability shouldn’t be reserved for the ultra-wealthy.
We’re chosen by clients who could bank anywhere — yet prefer a better standard at home. Not because we’re the biggest, but because we are clearer, cleaner, and more disciplined.
Volans is a licensed Australian margin lender, built by Australians and New Zealanders working as one — in the ANZAC spirit of mateship, resilience, and doing the hard things properly. Conservative by design. Modern by execution.
Volans is also a constellation visible in the southern sky, long associated with navigation. We chose the name for the same reason: serious wealth deserves a clear bearing, especially when markets shift.
What We Provide
Portfolio-secured liquidity
Access cash against high-quality portfolios — without disrupting long-term positions.
Asset services
The operational rails professional wealth depends on: administration, controls, and reporting designed for oversight and continuity.
Global market access
Operate across markets and currencies with infrastructure that can keep up.
Decision-grade intelligence
A credit and risk layer that makes complex portfolios intelligible — translating positions, limits, and market movement into clear, governable decisions.
Why we built it ourselves
Too much legacy wealth technology is built for other markets and other assumptions — heavy on complexity, light on clarity. So we built Volans end-to-end: our own credit engine, monitoring, controls, and reporting — designed to raise standards, reduce friction, and keep accountability clear.
Technology isn’t the story. The standard is. Not bigger. Better.
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If you’re exploring portfolio-secured liquidity, asset servicing, or a more disciplined alternative to private banking, we should talk.