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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The super fund scouring the dark web to protect members

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
... to the proactive outreach, appreciating the effort to inform them. "While the superannuation sector has seen increasing cyber activity, threat intelligence experts caution that the industry's profile could rapidly rise among cybercriminals. The sheer ...

Government plans to develop 'fit for purpose' digital asset regime

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2025
Treasurer Jim Chalmers and special envoy for cyber security and digital resilience Andrew Charlton have announced plans to develop a digital asset regime, aimed at providing clarity and certainty to the sector. They said this initiative would help to ...

Mercer adds to wealth team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 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.