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Venture capital firm in data breach

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2021
... request for commentary on how the breach affects its Australian investor. ASIC is another victim of a recent cybersecurity attack that involved unauthorised access to its credit licence applications server. ASIC's server provider, Accellion, is a ...

Super must prioritise cybersecurity risk: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2021
The superannuation industry is not prioritising the threat of cybersecurity risk and lacks the systems and understanding to address such challenges, according to a new report. The survey conducted by The Gateway Network Governance Body (GNGB) and PwC ...

Chief economist update: Overvaluation tests FOMO and TINA trades

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
... as the Australian Financial Review reports: "...Bank of Montreal chief economist Doug Porter said the Reddit army's attack on GameStop and other highly shorted stocks could foreshadow a more significant shift." "...a case can be made that such speculative ...

Malicious attacks most common in finance

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2021
The finance sector reported the second largest number of data breaches last year, beat out only by the health sector, according to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC). The Notifiable Data Breaches Report found the finance sector ...

ASIC faces cybersecurity attack

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
Corporate watchdog ASIC was hit with a cybersecurity breach on January 15 that has potentially exposed personal information. ASIC announced on January 25 that the incident involved unauthorised access to a server that contained documents associated ...

Shipton $200k out of pocket

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
... still underway. However, while Shipton has been on his leave of absence, controversial businessman Clive Palmer has led an attack campaign against Shipton claiming he has been receiving his full $855,364 annual salary. ASIC has provided clarity to the ...

Australia in China's shadow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2020
"Convince your enemy that he will gain very little by attacking you; this will diminish his enthusiasm" - Sun Tzu, The Art of War It would be surprising and un-Chinese for China not to heed the prescriptions of one of its famous son, Sun Tzu - a military ...

Chief economist update: David Australia versus Goliath China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept monetary policy unchanged at its December board meeting - the last of 2020 - and for good reason. "In Australia, the economic recovery is under way and recent data have generally been better than expected... ...

Labor, unions, industry funds seethe

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... an impact on the future budget position of future governments down the track. And that's why this government's ongoing attack on superannuation will be resisted by Labor," Albanese said. "Make no mistake, Labor supports the existing 12% superannuation ...

Chief economist update: Biden cooks Donald's duck

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... Donald Trump who the Washington Post labelled "Commander in Tweets". "He has used it to announce policy, move markets, attack the press, dispute reports, insult enemies and energise his base - all unvarnished by a journalist's interpretation," it ...