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Australia winning silver in APAC fintech race

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
... group, 87% said digital transformation - that is, investing in cloud-based technology, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and digital customer engagement - is important for the future of their organisations. Actual implementation varied across the ...

AirTree hires former Accel vice president

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2017
... will relocate home in February after four years with the Silicon Valley giant, overseeing several of its fintech, cybersecurity and online marketplace companies. In a statement Cameron said the Australian entrepreneurial ecosystem has hit an inflection ...

Westpac fortifies commitment to data protection

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
Pointing to an increased focus on cybersecurity, Westpac increased its stake in a Canberra-based data security specialist. Westpac now holds a 16% stake in QuintessenceLabs, a 5% increase that will assist the quantum cybersecurity service provider in ...

BetaShares launches cybersecurity ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
BetaShares has launched an exchange-traded fund targeted at the cybersecurity sector. The BetaShares Global Cybersecurity ETF (ASX code: HACK) targets larger, established companies such as Symantec and Cisco, as well as fast-growing firms like recent ...

S&P warns banks on cyber risk

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2015
... was because those attacks didn't "cause reputational issues" or meaningfully impact profits. "Still, we view weak cybersecurity as an emerging risk that has a potential to result in a negative rating actions, which could take place one of two ways," ...

Hedge fund growth problem not helped by new products

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
... Topics covered in the survey include managers' strategies to achieve growth, infrastructure investments, expenses and cybersecurity. The survey found a continuing trend of a gradual slowing of allocations to traditional hedge funds. In 2012, 20% of institutional ...

SEC prioritises cybersecurity

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
Speculation is growing in the US that the financial regulator will impose uniform cybersecurity standards across firms operating in the financial system. Awareness of cybersecurity as a systemic threat has risen following realisation that the financial ...