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Perpetual to build digital wholesale term deposit marketplace

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
Perpetual Corporate Trust will begin operating a digital marketplace offering debt instruments, kicking off with wholesale term deposits. The Corporate Trust business has been granted a market license in Australia enabling it develop a fully electronic ...

Breaches continue as Cbus confirms 'unusual behaviour'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
Cbus has confirmed it has reported to APRA 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 ...

Trade war rattles pre-election economic outlook

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
... Outlook (PEFO). While the government's Budget figures have not changed since they were announced on March 25, the PEFO report factored in the effects of the US tariffs introduced last week that threaten to undermine its projections. "The potential magnitude ...

Fitzpatricks names head of product

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
... product management for the FirstChoice platform. Chapple also spent four years at Accenture as a senior manager. Chapple will report to Fitzpatricks chief financial officer Cheryl Talbot. He is the second senior appointment announced in recent months ...

Super for housing would benefit 4% of homebuyers: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
... other ASFA reports, the proposed early release of superannuation for housing is unlikely to achieve its intended goal," the report continued. "Those with higher superannuation balances already attain home ownership, while many low-income individuals ...

Cyberattacks on super funds expose 'critical vulnerability'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
The spate of cyberattacks targeting major Australian superannuation funds has laid bare a "critical vulnerability" in the sector's defences, according to financial services cybersecurity consultancy firm Software@Scale. The attacks, which have so ...

Cybercriminals attack major super funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025
Cybercriminals attempted to breach the systems of several superannuation funds over the weekend, although most attacks were repelled, thousands have been affected. Rest said fewer than 1% of its members have been affected by unauthorised activity on ...

Super fund growth: The winners and losers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025
... FY2024. Australian Retirement Trust (ART) followed closely, according to the Conexus Institute's State of Super 2025 report. AustralianSuper saw the strongest net member flows and the most growth in dollar terms. ART, meanwhile, stayed in the race ...

Pendal's Blayney lands at HESTA

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
... three-year stint managing the strategic asset allocation and risk budgeting process. As for the second recruit, Catherall will report to senior technology and digital strategist Peter Lawrence. With over 20 years working in financial services, Catherall ...

New gig for Challenger's ESG specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
Challenger Ltd has confirmed the appointment of Charlotte O'Meara as the head of responsible investment. The annuity provider said O'Meara is tasked with leading the ESG framework across the investment teams at Challenger, helping the life and ...