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Cultural competency is not a box-ticking exercise: RIAA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
... including a tree-planting project in the wrong location. "We would have been ploughing lines into a cultural heritage site. That risk was avoided by having traditional owners walk on site, which is a very practical example of a beyond-compliance approach," ...

Russell Investments wins $8.6bn mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
... complex global portfolios." "FX management has become an increasingly important component of portfolio implementation and risk management. A disciplined overlay programme can provide greater transparency across currency exposures while supporting more ...

Heightened cyber threats require greater accountability on governance

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
... themselves on track, he said. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has recently ramped up its supervision on risk management practices for regulated entities, which noted the increasingly sophisticated cyber threats enabled by AI models. ...

Deutsche Bank names head of platform sales in Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
... infrastructure, enabling the secure settlement of derivatives transactions and supporting clients in managing counterparty risk. Hair will be based in Sydney and report to head of leveraged distribution sales and execution APAC Andrew Walker, and head ...

FAAA pushes for 'fundamental' changes to CSLR

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
... financial advice as the sole cause of consumer harm, insulating MISs from scrutiny and increasing the likelihood of further risk-taking behaviours in this sector," the FAAA said. Given many advisers run small businesses, the FAAA said it is only fair ...

Cbus pushes for lead generator ban

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
... digital marketing tactics are increasingly being used to pressure Australians into switching retirement savings into higher risk and less regulated products. The industry fund said new research found almost one in three members recall being targeted ...

Generation Life snags super fund's head of risk

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
Generation Life has named its chief risk officer, recruiting from Aware Super. Norlena Brouwer is joining the annuity provider as chief risk officer, after spending over a year as head of business risk and compliance for enablement, transformation and ...

AIOFP partners to launch adviser protection program

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
... advisers are running small businesses. The ability for a platform to restrict access without cause creates a real and immediate risk to those businesses," Johnston said. "Foundation is about putting that risk back under control - ensuring advisers retain ...

APRA funding levy rises to $253m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
... regulates, APRA apportioned $81.2 million to superannuation funds. Treasury said trustees continue to operate in a heightened risk environment with increasing cyber, operational, and geopolitical risks, whilst also facing significant competition and ...

MUFG scores administration mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
... ensure ElectricSuper members benefit from a secure, scalable service model underpinned by modern digital capability and strong risk and compliance disciplines. ElectricSuper, a South Australian exempt public sector superannuation fund, serves approximately ...