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AMP staff surveillance slammed by FSU

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
... urged workers not to sign it. "This is a draconian contract that features some very disturbing surveillance and medical privacy provisions," McPherson said. "It is shocking that any employer would propose the right to video monitor its workers in their ...

Super doesn't have to be 'boring', but innovation is key

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025
... you're trying to push the envelope, and then you get traditional compliance and risk teams saying, 'But what about privacy? What about cybersecurity?' which I think are all very relevant questions," Maloney said. "But I think we're seeing this ...

Large financial firms falling behind on AI adoption

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
... Australia, it is a problem shared by Europe and by the US, especially by Europe, who's got even more stringent data privacy and therefore risk aversion than we do," Kollo said. Kollo added that it is important for large firms to set clear standards ...

Life insurers enhance domestic violence response

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
... partner since the age of 15. Further, CALI is focused on simplifying policy changes and application processes, enhancing privacy and confidentiality, sensitively handling queries by minimising the need of retelling their stories. Life insurers should ...

Admin and compliance taking up 56% of advice practice costs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024
... and limits service capacity; and balancing data collection for regulatory compliance with data minimisation required by privacy laws remains difficult. The analysis identified a disconnect between the challenges and solutions described in existing literature ...

Fair Work ruling, ASIC put offshoring arrangements on notice

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024
... offshore service providers." "In particular, we will look at how they manage risks related to technology, data sharing and privacy. We will also publish resources that will help licensees improve the security of client data when sending it offshore." ...

Gap exists between licensees' AI use and governance processes: ASIC

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2024
... risk seeing misinformation, unintended discrimination or bias, manipulation of consumer sentiment and data security and privacy failures, all of which has the potential to cause consumer harm and damage to market confidence." Longo said licensees should ...

FSU campaigns against workplace surveillance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2024
The Finance Sector Union (FSU) is backing calls for a Privacy in Working Life Act to prohibit unnecessary surveillance of employees by companies and to ensure any surveillance is regulated. The Victorian government is currently undertaking an Inquiry ...

Advisers encouraged to embrace AI

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2024
... advisers express interest in integrating AI into their practices, contingent on support for implementation, security, and privacy concerns. Current users primarily use AI for editing (42%) and customer service (33%), with substantial interest in AI tools ...

Adviser exam yields 70% pass rate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024
... obligations under Chapter 7 of the Corporations Act, the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006, the Privacy Act 1988, and the Tax Agent Services Act 2009. Candidates must also study financial advice construction, which is the ...