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Criminal attacks, human error drive data breaches

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2025
The number of data breaches reported to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) rose 25% in 2024; 54 or 9% of which occurred at financial services organisations. New statistics from the OAIC show there was a total of 1113 notifications ...

Former Qualitas duo launch funds management shop

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025
... control amid contractor failures and escalating labour costs. Industry commentary refers to this as a "strategic delivery trend" that more developers in South-East Queensland are adopting as construction resources become scarce. It also notes that an ...

AMP, intelliflo introduce dashboard enhancements for advisers

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025
AMP and intelliflo have announced a suite of enhancements on their respective systems to offer better efficiency for advisers. Following the introduction of the AI FileNote assistant in March, AMP has brought a newly-enhanced Actively Management Dashboard ...

Alvia scoops up majority stake in ice cream cone maker

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
... comfort, nostalgia, and small luxuries continues to rise, and that ice cream cones remain a key beneficiary of this enduring trend. Alvia Private Capital partner David Browne said the investment in Altimate marks a "significant milestone" for Alvia Private ...

The top-performing (and worst) asset classes of the past year

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... continued amid stabilising interest rates and an easing of monetary policies, he said. Australian bonds benefited from this trend, recording a 3% return for the year, outperforming global bonds. With the Reserve Bank of Australia "reluctant to reduce ...

Licensees slash compliance spending: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
... artificial intelligence (AI)-related record-keeping questions are top of mind for licensees. The survey found an upward trend in the use of AI to draft meeting minutes. "Another 33% of licensees are considering but have not yet adopted AI for this purpose. ...

Super moves: Cbus, ART

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
Funds SA deputy chief investment officer and director of equities has jumped to Cbus Super, the industry fund for building and construction workers. After seven years with the $46 billion investment corporation owned by the government of South Australia ...

Work from home saves employees $5308

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2025
... home were able to work nearly 20% more hours than those who do not, and workforce participation, compared to the pre-COVID trend, has increased by 4.4%. Those who work from home half of the time work just over 9% more hours per week. "This can be due ...

REITs see best start versus equities in a decade: Principal AM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
Listed real estate investment trusts (REITs) are off to one of their strongest starts relative to equities in the past decade, according to Principal Asset Management, which sees the asset class as a compelling opportunity for navigating a challenging ...

ECCM recruits operating chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025
... strategies after working at Citii, Shell Cove Capital Management and JBWere. The firm's flagship strategy, the ECCM Systemic Trend Fund, capitalises on directional price trends across a portfolio of over 70 diversified and liquid global futures markets ...