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Australia tops list for financial services job growth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
Australia recorded a significant upswing in professional job vacancies, led by the financial services sector in March, according to the Robert Walters Global Jobs Index. The research found that professional white-collar vacancies in financial services ...

AUSIEX to acquire FIIG Securities

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... private data of more than 18,000 clients stolen and released on the dark web. According to ASIC, FIIG failed to have adequate cyber risk management systems in place for a period of four years - from March 2019 to June 2023. Due to this failure, ASIC ...

Smaller super funds unfairly burdened by regulatory levy model: CPA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2025
... attributable to the GNGB is forecast to increase by just $100,000," he said. "However, in addition to an increased focus on cyber threats and data security, the GNGB also oversees the work undertaken by the STN in preparation for Payday Super. "This ...

Aussies prefer advisers, analyst notes over social media

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2025
Australians shun social media and turn to market research and financial advisers for investment information and education, a new survey from HSBC Australia reveals. The annual Investor Insights Survey, which canvassed more than 1000 investors aged 18 ...

AustralianSuper says cyberattack losses total $750k

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025
... members have been offered expert and independent support through IDCARE, which provides tailored advice and assistance in cyber incidents. Chief member officer Rose Kerlin spoke directly to a number of these members [earlier this week]. "AustralianSuper's ...

Perpetual to build digital wholesale term deposit marketplace

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
... us to enable the wholesale term deposit market to operate more effectively, efficiently and economically, while managing cyber security and maintaining compliance." Perpetual Corporate Trust said it is looking to streamline and modernise the execution ...

Breaches continue as Cbus confirms 'unusual behaviour'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
... an "unusually high spike in log-in attempts", impacting around 85 member accounts, which occurred several days after the cyber-attack that impacted other super funds. "At this stage of our inquiries, there is no evidence that any financial losses have ...

Cyberattacks on super funds expose 'critical vulnerability'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
... Financial Standard how it is actively monitoring the dark web for potential exposures involving its members - including cyber breaches from their own systems - warning that the volume of financial data held by the industry makes it an attractive target ...

Cybercriminals attack major super funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025
... the fund responded immediately by shutting down the member access portal, undertaking investigations, and launching its cyber security incident response protocol. Nevertheless, she said this will be "very concerning" for impacted members, adding the ...

Pendal's Blayney lands at HESTA

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
... 20 years working in financial services, Catherall brings extensive expertise in security strategy, risk management, and cyber resilience. He previously served as regional chief information security officer at AVIVA and head of information security management ...