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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 ...

Cbus hires corporate governance head

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026
... of $32 million. Additionally, Martyn Bayly has been appointed as chief information security officer (CISO) to lead Cbus' cyber security function. "The role will help Cbus strengthen its protections against escalating cyber threats and provide strategic ...

A new landscape for sustainable investing in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
In its recent Sustainable Investing Trends report, Morningstar Sustainalytics provided a comprehensive review of sustainable investing in 2025 and market insights for the new year. Characterising 2025 as an "undeniably challenging year for ESG and sustainable ...

FEATURE | Recruitment: Laying foundations

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... safety and governance," he adds. That in turn has led super funds to start investing in protecting their systems from future cyber attacks. "Cyber attacks are expensive, not just costly in fixing it, but costly in time. And nobody today knows what percentage ...

Most read in 2025: Superannuation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
From cyber breaches to mergers and increased regulatory action, there has been a raft of news surrounding the superannuation sector this year. Minimum standard services for super funds welcomed Treasurer Jim Chalmers and former Assistant Treasurer Stephen ...

AustralianSuper names chief platforms officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025
AustralianSuper has shifted its chief technology officer to the newly created role. Mike Backeberg will lead the fund's technology, digital and data services strategy, and has been managing AustralianSuper's member operations and data and technology ...

ASFA expands financial crime prevention framework for super trustees

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
... from Mills Oakley and Legal & Prudential. The implementation also forms part of ASFA's initiative to uplift the sector's cyber resilience and prevent scams and financial crime in super, as well as its Cyber Security Toolkit in May 2025. ASFA chief executive ...

Australian businesses most worried about possible recession: Survey

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2025
... disinformation for bad actors to operate more broadly. "As such, the challenges posed by the rapid adoption of AI and associated cyber threats now top boardroom agendas," Martin said. "Also, while economic and geopolitical factors have deflected some ...

Super moves: ART, AustralianSuper, Rest, Unisuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
Australian Retirement Trust's former private equity lead Adam Murphy has joined the Dilmon family office of former Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. Dilmon has recently been expanding its global presence and recruiting a multi-strategy ...