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Fire drills needed to meet APRA standards

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2019
APRA's new enforcement approach to cyber security may mean financial services firms have to conduct fire drills - where fake viruses or phishing attacks are deliberately spread in their systems - to work out the strength of their systems. APRA released ...

NZ Super responds to Australian social media laws

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
NZ Super, which has been active in calling for action on social media companies following the streaming of the Christchurch terror attacks, has responded to new laws passed in Australia. The laws, passed last week, mean that executives of social media ...

New Zealand investors call for action after attacks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
New Zealand investors are rapidly joining an initiative to strengthen controls on social media content in the wake of the Christchurch terrorist attacks. Last month the NZ Super Fund, Accident Compensation Corporation, Government Superannuation Fund ...

Investors raise alarm on Facebook

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
In the wake of the Christchurch terrorist attack, many are questioning the role of Facebook in investment portfolios. After the social media giant live streamed the shootings, ethical investors have been forced to consider whether Facebook genuinely ...

APRA consults to combat cyber attacks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2019
APRA has invited submissions from all APRA-regulated entities on how the financial services industry can improve information security and protect itself from cyber-crime. The regulatory authority has not updated its information security guidelines since ...

Australian Ethical mulls Facebook divestment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
... Facebook stock, which it is now reconsidering in light of the terrorist attacks last week on two New Zealand mosques. The attack claimed the lives of 50 people during prayer and was live streamed on Facebook, with the footage also appearing across YouTube ...

Chief economist update: Wrong way, go down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
The A$/US$ exchange rate is, according to my Bloomberg screen, currently trading at US$0.7141, up 0.04% from the previous trading day and up 1.3% this year to date. In turn, Bloomberg's US dollar spot index has risen 0.14% overnight and is just ...

Super needs a clear objective: Cooper

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2019
... future, to raise that additional revenue and to fund those important services." He added Labor's policy wasn't part of an attack on the SMSF sector, but rather a portion of a suite of changes it was proposing across the wealth management board, including ...

Chief economist update: The RBA capitulates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2019
N-E-U-T-R-A-L! It was a hard slog swimming against the tide, but this space has finally been vindicated by RBA Governor Philip Lowe's change of heart with regards to guidance on Australian monetary policy. The next move in "interest rates is likely ...

Harder for insurers to dodge claims

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
... the Royal Commission, it was revealed that CommInsure used outdated medical definitions in denying a customer's heart attack claim and did not co-operate with the Financial Services Ombudsman to whom the customer made a complaint. It also denied ...