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Cbus plays it steady amid rocky start to the year

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
After a stretch that's favoured equities, particularly passive strategies, which hasn't bode well for active management or diversified portfolios, the tide is beginning to turn, according to Cbus deputy chief investment officer Leigh Gavin. Gavin said ...

AIOFP partners with fintech firm to offer white-labelled digital advice

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
The Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals (AIOFP) has partnered with fintech firm moneyGPS, which will provide its digital advice platform to the advice association's 120 AFSL members and 5000 financial advisers. Through the partnership ...

Breaches continue as Cbus confirms 'unusual behaviour'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
Cbus has confirmed it has reported to APRA an "unusually high spike in log-in attempts", impacting around 85 member accounts, which occurred several days after the cyber-attack that impacted other super funds. "At this stage of our inquiries, there ...

Fitzpatricks names head of product

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
Fitzpatricks Group appointed a head of product from Colonial First State (CFS) as it bolsters its investment products and services to financial advisers and their clients. Andrew Chapple joins Fitzpatricks in the newly created role based in Sydney. ...

Tariff impact on super 'profoundly worrying'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
... the fairly short term. "Unless there is a rapid uptick in the stock market, this could mean that many people will have to work longer to afford the kind of retirement they thought they were looking at just a few weeks ago." UniSuper chief investment ...

CA ANZ launches AI fluency certificate for finance professionals

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
... Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) has launched an AI Fluency certificate to arm financial professionals with the skills to work with Generative AI. CA ANZ group executive education and marketing Simon Hann said the certificate is designed specifically ...

Cyberattacks on super funds expose 'critical vulnerability'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
... Application Firewall, combined with heightened monitoring protocols have helped mitigate any impacts," he said. "We continue to work closely with cybersecurity experts and relevant authorities and remain on high alert, with enhanced monitoring and protective ...

UGC's AFCA membership to cease

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) will expel United Global Capital's (UGC) membership effective May 31. UGC, which is now in liquidation, began providing financial services, including financial advice, in 2017 to retail and sophisticated ...

Allegro sells Questas stake for $375m

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
Allegro Funds has sold its majority stake in Questas Group to Five V Capital for $375 million. Allegro acquired the majority stake in Questas in 2019, investing alongside its founder, Kede Carboni, in a partnership deal. Since then, Questas has grown ...

Cybercriminals attack major super funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025
... impacted members, adding the fund is "very sorry this has happened." "We're in the process of contacting impacted members to work through what this means for them and provide support. No member funds were transferred out of impacted members' ...