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Alternative investment manager partners with VC firm

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
... companies in emerging and frontier technologies (AR/VR, AI, drones, robotics, autonomous mobility and IoT), big data, cybersecurity, enterprise SaaS. Auctus will pay up to $1 million to Scout Venture's Bradley C. Harrison. It has also said it will take ...

Raiz beefs up security with AI

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
... use." Raiz chief executive and managing director George Lucas said the technology put Raiz at the cutting edge of cybersecurity. "As our company grows quickly, we are tasked with maintaining both our level of service and the sacred trust of safeguarding ...

Powered by Lloyds and KPMG, insurtech offers cybersecurity insurance

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
An insurtech is offering clients protection from cybersecurity concerns such as ransomware, malware and social engineering fraud. Edmund claims to be Australia's first dedicated digital cyber insurance provider or "insuretech" and will cater to ...

Top industry fund bets on DNA sequencing

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
... is a part of Hostplus's commitment to pour $550 million into innovation in biomed, fintech, autonomous cars, and cybersecurity. Earlier this month, Hostplus backed a San Francisco-based crowdsourced cybersecurity startup.

Super funds embrace crowdsourced cybersecurity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
Two of Australia's biggest industry superannuation funds have backed a San Francisco-based crowdsourced cybersecurity startup, taking part in a $33 million capital raise. Hostplus and First State Super have invested in Bugcrowd, a security platform ...

SEC cracks down on fee transparency

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
... national securities exchanges, and transfer agents, focusing on certain aspects of their operations and compliance. Cybersecurity is also an area of interest, as programs initiated by the SEC will prioritise governance and risk assessment, access rights ...

Financial services pay top dollar for compliance, IT skills

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
... improve the way firms attract, retain and engage with customers. Other areas of technology that are expanding include cybersecurity, robotic process automation and artificial intelligence. Conversely, lower-level tech roles such as manual testing and ...

Consistent growth fuels Future Fund cyber fears

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
... Future Fund chairman Peter Costello said in a portfolio update this morning that the sovereign wealth fund considers cybersecurity risk to be a major threat as it's difficult to stay ahead of attacks. He said the fund is fortunate to be able to work ...

Small advice firms face big data breach penalties

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
Small financial advice practices that breach new cybersecurity laws coming into effect next month can face penalties of up to $1.8 million. The stark warning comes from the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, which is urging small ...

Product agnostic planners boost ETFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... ease of use. Some providers target this group with specific themed ETFs, such as those geared toward technology, cybersecurity, or sustainability," Cerulli said. This investor demand saw a new record set for net new ETF inflows of $1.3 billion for November ...