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ASIC slaps FIIG Securities with lawsuit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... data of more than 18,000 clients stolen and released on the dark web. According to ASIC, FIIG failed to have adequate cyber risk management systems in place for a period of four years - from March 2019 to June 2023. Due to this failure, ASIC alleges ...

HNW clients demand more non-custody assets: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025
... substantial as 53% report familiarity with these solutions. Furthermore, many clients view non-custodial investments as higher risk due to concerns about liquidity and fraud. "Proactive communication about these risks and demonstrating how non-custody ...

NZ council seeks investment manager partner

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025
... (CCTO), which manages the council's portfolio at arm's length. "Council is exploring new ways of investing to diversify risk and improve liquidity and potential returns. As part of this process, AIM may diversify the Investment Portfolio in accord ...

Super doesn't have to be 'boring', but innovation is key

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025
... you're trying to be market leading, you're trying to push the envelope, and then you get traditional compliance and risk teams saying, 'But what about privacy? What about cybersecurity?' which I think are all very relevant questions," Maloney ...

US equities face volatility as growth risks mount: Morgan Stanley

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2025
US equities face a volatile path ahead as policy uncertainty, fiscal constraints, immigration enforcement, the lagged impact of interest rate hikes, and strong dollar combine to pressure earnings forecasts, according to Morgan Stanley. The investment ...

Luxury asset investment platform launches for high-net-worth investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2025
... Meanwhile, the secondary market remains opaque, relying on outdated manual processes that lack transparency - raising the risk of counterfeit goods. It also said that banks and investment houses don't recognise that these products are assets, making ...

Data is our biggest challenge: Aware Super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2025
... both public and private, and is working to put that together in a way that the people that look after the total fund from a risk perspective or return perspective could make decisions." Clavin said it is a priority for the fund to ensure that its investment ...

Beware creep of cancel culture into super fund governance: Lawyer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
The prudential regulator is calling for the consideration of perceived conflicts of interest and reputational risks when appointing directors, and while it's easy to think of cases where this would be appropriate, Gilbert + Tobin partner Luke Barrett ...

UniSuper waters down 'volatile' environmental option

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
... will also be updated from seven years to 10 years, given the "historical volatility", the fund said. "As GEO is a very high-risk investment option, it is best suited to members who are comfortable with the value of their investments fluctuating," UniSuper ...

Dania Zinurova exits Wilson AM

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
... sources of capital - we invest on behalf of end savers, and I'll work hard to continue delivering sustainable attractive risk-adjusted returns."