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Attack of the million-dollar virus

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2010
From 20 new viruses popping up on the web each day 10 years ago to 25,000 new viruses a day this year, the exponential growth of online security threats pose a big problem for many financial services firms. According to new research by security software ...

Fund managers to tap gov't capital

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2010
Fund managers around the country are invited to submit applications under the latest round of the Government's venture capital support program, the Innovation Investment Fund (IIF). Opening the latest application round last Friday, innovation minister ...

FPA launches anonymous reporting service

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2010
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has launched its confidential misconduct reporting facility, FPA Confidential. Jo-Anne Bloch, chief executive at the FPA, said the system, which was developed in conjunction with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, would ...

Harvard puts property on sale

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2010
The $29 billion Harvard University endowment fund is looking to sell a slice of its $5 billion-plus real estate portfolio to lessen its exposure to embattled property markets. According to a Wall Street Journal report, the fund is looking to deploy ...

Fees freeze on maternity leave at Virgin Super

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2010
Coinciding with the month of Mardi Gras celebrations, Virgin Super is cutting "unfair fees" charged to parents and same-sex partners with children on maternity and paternity leave. Virgin Money announced in a press statement that "Super Baby Break" ...

AUSCOAL hires data transition manager

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2010
AUSCOAL Super has appointed Independent Transition Management (ITM) to help migrate its 60,000 superannuation and pensioner members onto the Bluedoor administration platform. ITM is an independent data specialist that helps clients establish and maintain ...

Mortgage trust managers have lots of questions to answer

JOHN KAVANAGH  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2010
Mortgage fund managers have spent the past couple of days in damage control, reassuring planners and investors that the assets of their funds are secure. These moves come in the wake of the announcement by Colonial First State on Tuesday that it would ...

Coin upgrades SoA services

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2010
Coin Software has rolled out a new Comprehensive Statement of Advice (SoA) template to help financial advisers with their admin needs. The launch was part of an upgrade for Coin Office v3.4. The Comprehensive SoA template allows advisers to provide ...

Jobs full recovery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2010
If you believe the mantra that any economic recovery would not be sustainable without employment growth, then there is now no doubt that Australia has one sustainable economic expansion going. The latest Labour Force, Australia released by the Australian ...

Fin services execs rock on for charity

Some financial service professionals have a secret identity - analysts, fund managers, financial planners and business development managers by day, rockstars by night. The Financial Industry Community Aid Programme (FICAP), developed in 2006 by a group ...