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ASIC raises alarm on auditor independence, conflicts of interest

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
... reliability of the financial information being audited. "Unfortunately, our review found that many auditors failed to meet the basic independence requirements, and others failed to identify and critically evaluate potential threats to their independence," ...

Clime gains ground on culture, business model reset

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2025
Not done with pulling Clime Investment Management out of the red, managing director Michael Baragwanath's bold plans to turn the ship around entail a product and culture overhaul, and even giving away his short-term incentives (STI) to staff. After ...

Feature: Digital advice | Sleeping giant

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
... money in very simple things." "They pay expensive fund managers to try and earn more money, but they're not investing in basic security. Members pay for that." Super funds are grappling with cybersecurity basics. The coordinated credential stuffing ...

FEATURE: Problem detected

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
... targeted given the mounting honey pot of retirement savings they oversee. This highlights the urgency of strengthening "basic cyber hygiene" within their operational and management systems. According to the HLB Cybersecurity Report, 39% of businesses ...

FEATURE: Back in action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
... can't work for them. "Geared portfolios definitely can far outperform the market, as you would expect, and as anyone with a basic understanding of maths would be able to calculate in their mind in one second, but at the same time, it does have the potential ...

FEATURE: Hyped up

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... President Donald Trump come to the table suddenly because the country did not have the rare earth minerals required to run its basic industry, Miller says. "The second portion is DeepSeek. We all applaud the Magnificent Seven, or most of them, for their ...

Super funds test cybersecurity resilience

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
... seriously they take it all. And plainly, they don't," Phair said. APRA is also on super funds' case, pushing for basic protections such as multi-factor authentication (MFA). Off the back of the coordinated attacks, APRA forced trustees to carry ...

Equip Super rejigs insurance fees, policy terms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
... will have their premiums reduce for TPD and income protection, while automatic acceptance limit (AAL) will increase for basic insurance cover. AAL for death and TPD cover will increase from $1 million to $1.5 million. AAL for income protection will increase ...

APRA sets higher cybersecurity expectations for trustees

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2025
... four years, but in the short term the regulator warned it will escalate action where necessary if they cannot prove to have basic measures in place. The prudential regulator is leaning into trustees' ability to manage cybersecurity risks, particularly ...

Brandes launches first fund, taps Equity Trustees

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025
Brandes Investment Partners has chosen Equity Trustees (EQT) to be the responsible entity (RE) partner for its inaugural global equities strategy in Australia. Brandes' Global Value Equity Fund is modelled on the Global Equity strategy, which has a ...