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AFCA names inaugural chief scams officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... service for victims of identity crime and scams. He has also held senior executive roles across government and industry in cyber and identity security, law enforcement, and national security. Lacey will lead the expansion of AFCA's jurisdiction to consider ...

AI layoffs a correction from overhiring: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
Morningstar said recent layoffs by Australian companies are being made from a high starting point, where in the past decade hiring could have outpaced the needs of the business. Atlassian recently laid off 10% of its workforce impacting 1600 jobs. Block ...

National Reconstruction Fund makes $200m investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026
The National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC) is making a $200 million hybrid note investment in ASX-listed cloud, cybersecurity, and telecoms provider Macquarie Technology Group. The NRFC said the investment is to help ensure critical digital ...

Product showcase: Follow the leaders

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
Brought to you by Ziller Funds Management. Founder-led companies have historically outperformed - it's been established many times over through both industry and academic research. In perhaps one of the most notable examples, having observed that ...

AFCA expands C-suite with three hires

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... including Westpac and NAB, and a large mutual. AFCA said her experience spans digital modernisation, data-led operations, cyber security, enterprise architecture, and cloud transformation within highly regulated environments. "I'm excited to bring my ...

Platform cybersecurity, service quality now advisers' deciding factors

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... AI in their practices, including 27% who use it extensively, primarily for client communications. Meanwhile, heightened cyber threats and regulatory scrutiny are prompting further investment in identity verification, authentication and approval controls ...

Challenger results a 'headline miss'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026
Challenger reported a statutory net profit after tax (NPAT) of $339 million, a massive 369% increase, in the first half of 2026. Normalised NPAT came increased 2% to $229 million and assets under management increased 3% to $128 billion. Despite the ...

FIIG Securities fined $2.5m for lengthy cyber failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... cases, leaked. ASIC brought its case against FIIG Securities in March 2025 after it found the firm failed to have adequate cyber risk management systems in place for about four years to June 2023. As a result, between 19 May 2023 and 8 June 2023, a hacker ...

AI, operational failures key regulatory risks for ASIC in 2026

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
... administrators, such as delays in processing claims, inadequate support and services for customers, poor IT infrastructure and cyber resilience, all escalate risk of fraud and scam, it said. "Those operational failures by trustees or administrators can ...

Geoeconomic conflicts, extreme weather threaten global stability: WEF

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... disinformation, societal polarisation, extreme weather events and state-based armed conflicts are the next biggest risks on the index. Cyber insecurity comes in sixth place, followed by inequality and the erosion of human rights. "The next two years ...