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Super must come together over cybercrime

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... oversight body of the Superannuation Transaction Network is calling on super funds to work together to thwart the threat of cybercrime. Addressing the Association of Super Funds of Australia, GNGB executive officer Michelle Bower has urged the super ...

InPayTech's ClickSuper grows

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
InPayTech's superannuation payment solution has picked up new payroll provider clients, as cybercrime continues to threaten the super sector. The payment technology company has confirmed seven new payroll providers have joined the firm's integrated ...

McGrathNicol launches cyber protection tool

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... McGrathNicol has partnered to launch a tech-enabled forensic investigations service to help Australian businesses detect cybercrime. McGrathNicol and ResponSight have partnered to develop FDetect, a service designed to provide businesses with the ability ...

Superannuation scammer to face court

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
... charges for 69 counts of deceptions. The 33-year-old man from Hills was arrested by police on Wednesday following a cybercrime investigation. It is alleged he acted as an investment manager for SMSFs and sent the victim's investments to overseas locations. ...

Major super funds caught in fraud scandal

ELIZA BAVIN, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2019
... takeover". Once the false identities and accounts were established, ASIC and the AFP allege the syndicate committed cybercrime offences to steal money from the super accounts of these victims, and from their share-trading accounts in ASX-listed companies. ...

Cybercrime protection inadequate: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2018
More than half of Financial Standard readers are not confident they are adequately protected from cybercrime, the latest spot poll reveals. Fifty-four per cent of respondents said they are vulnerable to breaches, hackers and cyberattacks as they have ...

Aussie fintech launches index-style crypto fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
... complex process. Traditionally, an individual investor in cryptocurrency has also been exposed to potential loss through cybercrime," Michaelides said. "We are launching the CoinJar Digital Currency Fund to handle the custody risks, simplify the investment ...

Cyber training is advice value-add: AUSTRAC

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
... being defrauded," Hawkins said. Colonial First State chief risk officer Anvij Saxena said told the conference that cybercrime had reached a new reality much closer to home. "It may not necessarily be someone from an African country. Someone who has gone ...

The 50 names you need to follow

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... Saxena and AUSTRAC director of risk assessments David Hawkins will discuss adviser case studies on protection from cybercrime and explore what advisers can do to help protect their clients to stay safe online. To view the full AFA 2017 National Adviser ...

FS Live Blog: 2017 AFA National Adviser Conference

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... sense? A news article on this session will be featured in our Day 2 Conference Newsletter, out tomorrow. 11.35am - Cybercrime session discusses vulnerabilities in a financial adviser's business when it comes to identifying cybercriminal activities. Top ...