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JANA picks Rimes for tech

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2023
The asset consultant has selected enterprise data management firm Rimes to assist in delivering strategic technology solutions and better serve clients. JANA will onboard the Rimes Matrix solution and said it's a "critical component" aiding its ...

Aware Super returns 10.7% for FY23

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2023
The super fund delivered 10.7% to members sitting in its default MySuper Lifecycle option, with investment chief Damian Graham saying a pivot away from certain unlisted asset sectors proved the right call. Aware's default MySuper option is a lifecycle ...

Waypoint REIT cops $27.1m devaluation

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2023
The Waypoint REIT revealed a net reduction in portfolio value of $27.1 million or approximately 1% in ASX filings. Half-year investment portfolio valuations were carried out on 78 properties and directors' valuations on 324 properties which resulted ...

Institutions must raise the bar on cybersecurity resilience: APRA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2023
Insights from APRA expose a lack of compliance with cybersecurity obligations is leaving hundreds of institutions open to financial crime. The regulator plans to have assessed more than 300 banks, insurers and super trustees' compliance with CPS 234 ...

RBA pause short but sweet: Mousina

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2023
The Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) decision to hold the cash rate at 4.1% is a relief, but likely only a temporary one. AMP Australia deputy chief economist Diana Mousina told Financial Standard the RBA decided to hold and observe the impacts ...

Wage increases shouldn't equal rate hikes

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023
Former Labor MP Stephen Conroy has vetoed the idea that wage increases should drive further hikes and said the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is looking to put the nail in the coffin of the Australian economy. In an interview with Sky News ahead of ...

Allegro unveils PwC entity as Scyne Advisory

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023
Embattled PwC's Australian public sector advisory business will remerge as Scyne Advisory following its takeover from private equity firm Allegro Funds. Allegro funds confirmed the new business, which it acquired for $1, will be fully independent ...

Diverger acquires majority interest in private wealth firm

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023
Diverger acquired a stake in Melbourne-based Paragem advice firm Atkinson Saynor Private Wealth, using its transitional equity model. Earlier in the year, the firm highlighted the importance of more transformational transactions and said this would ...

Technology top threat to company culture: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023
New and emerging technology is the biggest threat to company culture within financial services firms, more than 60% of senior leaders say. According to a report by Allen & Overy (A&O Consulting), Organisational culture in financial services, 62% of ...

AUSTRAC drops action after Bell FG audit

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2023
The regulator confirmed it will not take further action against Bell Financial Group's three subsidiaries following an audit of its financial crime law compliance. Last February, AUSTRAC ordered an external auditor assess Bell Potter Securities ...