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Super must prioritise cybersecurity risk: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2021
... whole," he said. GNGB executive officer Michelle Bower said that while these risks are not unique to super, the complex nature of the ecosystem means they are of critical importance for a rapidly changing superannuation landscape. "Cyber threats tend ...

Evergreen launches stress testing tool

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2021
... portfolios in a range of events and market influences. Evergreen founder and director Angela Ashton said while it is human nature to focus on the expected return, the risk being taken to generate that return does not always get the attention it deserves. ...

Chief economist update: NIRP embedded in BOE forecasts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021
... unusually uncertain. It depended on the evolution of the pandemic and measures taken to protect public health, as well as the nature of, and transition to, the new trading arrangements between the European Union and the United Kingdom. It would also ...

High Court dismisses Westpac appeal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
... Westpac had done the wrong thing because each phone call began with a disclaimer that the ensuing advice was general in nature and doesn't consider personal circumstances; the advice was free of charge; and that the callers "revealed a lack of knowledge ...

Magnolia Capital takeover saga continues

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2021
... Magnolia Founder and chief investment officer Mitchell Atkins said the Panel's response and orders are technical in nature and demonstrate that it did not uphold the contention by AU1 that there was significant doubt as to Magnolia's capacity ...

Boards suffer from disconnect between risk, strategy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021
... management teams to make risk intelligent decisions. This low level of confidence in data quality is driven by the highly manual nature of risk reporting processes, particularly in the areas of non-financial risk which have not been prioritised for digitisation ...

Perpetual awards custody mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021
... believe State Street is a complementary fit for Perpetual, particularly as our business becomes increasingly global in nature. State Street is a truly global and quality provider and their support will be crucial as we continue to grow our capabilities ...

Former Trump aide launches crypto fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021
... largely misunderstood. "Perhaps the crowning achievements of Bitcoin are the immutability of its coding and decentralised nature of its record keeping. The Bitcoin network has never been hacked. While individual exchanges and accounts have been hacked ...

ERS had little effect on funds: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020
... to feel more confident in the superannuation system to absorb economic shocks. "For regulators, we find that despite the nature of early release outflows are very different from the typical flows experienced by Australian superannuation funds, funds ...

Jail time for tax adviser

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020
... the imprisonment of Mr Hacker, sends a strong message to other rogue advisers and the community that illegal acts of this nature will not be tolerated."