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Super funds, banks say cybersecurity is now their biggest concern

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2025
APRA's 2025 Stakeholder Survey shows that cyber security risk has emerged as the topmost concern in financial services. The survey, which gathered responses from 262 financial institutions, revealed that the threat of cyber security was listed as a ...

Brite Advisors auditor admits failures, surrenders registration

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2025
... Makowa admitted that he failed to carry out or perform the audits over this period adequately and in accordance with the Australian Auditing Standards. ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court commented that confidence and trust underpin the role of company auditors ...

Super funds given reprieve from Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2025
... his US counterpart yesterday. "This development on Section 899 is a really welcome one for Australians and for the Australian business and institutional investor community," Chalmers said. Section 899 would have introduced retaliatory tax increases as ...

APRA dissects retirement products for the first time

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2025
... $435,689. Overall, AustralianSuper continues its lead based on fund and member size with $367.2 billion, followed by the Australian Retirement Trust with $312.9 billion and Aware Super's $188.4 billion.

Cbus Super makes key ESG hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
... Wynter also spent seven years at AMP Capital as a senior sustainable investment analyst. There, she helped manage the Australian Sustainable Share Fund, led engagements with company executives and board members, and managed proxy voting on behalf of ...

Super moves: PE exec quits Future Fund for ART

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
... chairs the Alcohol and Drug Foundation and the NSW Local Government Grants Commission, and sits on the boards of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors, Industry Innovation and Science Australia, and the Powerhouse museum group. Scott also ...

Regal Partners adds to stable, plans hotels strategy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
... of significant price dislocation in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and broader economic slowdown, we believe the Australian hotel sector now offers investors the unique opportunity to benefit from compelling economic tailwinds and attractive supply-demand ...

Pension leaders urge US 401(k) plans to embrace private markets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
... as labour shifts, fiscal pressures, and demographic headwinds reshape the landscape. The conference noted that the Australian superannuation system allocated 15-20% to private markets, with real estate a core holding. It noted funds are investing in ...

APRA acknowledges need to reduce regulatory burden

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
Thirty-four percent of the entities regulated by APRA feel changes made to the prudential framework failed to adequately consider the increased costs imposed on the industry, while 33% say the compliance burden outweighs the benefits. Those are some ...

ASIC appoints ASX inquiry panel

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
ASIC has appointed three panel members to conduct its inquiry into the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The inquiry is in response to the ongoing concerns around the ASX's questionable ability to "maintain stable, secure and resilient" market ...