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More pension funds, insurers impacted by MOVEit mass-hack

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
Among other companies to confirm their involvement, a second US pension fund has notified members their personal information was stolen in the same breach impacting members of CalPERS. The California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) told members ...

Rest appoints WTW as asset consultant

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023
... committee chair Michael Bargholz said the continued maturing of Rest's investment governance, culture, and data and technology are key to delivering ongoing strong, long-term competitive performance to its 1.9 million members. "Rest has continually ...

Cyber breach claims CalPERS member data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023
More than 750,000 retired members of one of the world's largest pension funds have had their personal information accessed in a cybersecurity breach. The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is alerting its retired members and their ...

Westpac plans aggressive platforms play

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023
... "There's never been a more important time to have confidence and security in where you're putting your money... From a technology perspective, it's fantastic to have the capability of Westpac sitting behind you. The confidence that bank-grade ...

Forrests boost Minderoo by $5bn

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023
... will reach Minderoo's beneficiaries including its Walk Free, Collaborate Against Cancer, Flourishing Oceans, Frontier Technology, Generation One, No Plastic Waste and Thrive by Five initiatives. "As our world faces enormous challenges, we have elected ...

Macquarie shifts toward AI-first banking

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023
... functionality and streamline banking with automated processes. "Over the past decade, we've made significant investments in the technology that underpins our retail banking platforms, building them to be cloud-first and completely digital," said Macquarie's ...

Aussie small caps, property funds in the red

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023
... and cash equivalents. Some of its star performers are Appen, Mader Group, Supply Network, Bravura and Ainsworth Games Technology. Not far behind Spheria was Ausbil's Australian Small Cap Fund, which handed in 31.2% p.a. for the three-year period. ...

ANZ reaches agreement with QLD government over Suncorp

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2023
... Consumer Commission (ACCC). Under the implementation agreement, ANZ will establish a new major tech hub in Brisbane for technology specialists in digital, cloud and data. Over a five-year period it will hire or place 700 people into the tech hub, work ...

New Quantum reveals Nasdaq listing plans

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2023
... its acquisition of a majority interest in Morrison Securities from Sequoia Financial Group in June. "New Quantum's technology and platform have the potential to revolutionise the financial services industry by providing high value services at a scale ...

SWFs double in size, eye alternatives

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023
... with some building large, dedicated in-house teams, like the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. They are also embracing technology to lower costs and prevent losses. For example, some SWFs are using AI in their forensic accounting functions and linguistic ...