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Technology, security and AI for Australian financial services firms.
Danet works with Australian financial services businesses running with up to 100 staff. We support executive teams to meet their ASIC obligations, secure their environment, and adopt artificial intelligence in a way that protects client data.
Meeting Your RG 104 Obligations.
A 5 minute read for Australian financial services executives. Covers the four RG 104 obligation areas, the five foundational controls, a 90 day plan, and nine questions for your IT partner.
AI & Actionable Insights in 2026.
A 5 minute read for Australian financial services executives. Covers Danet’s survey of financial services firms, the account type rule, four risk areas, and three executive moves for the next month.
Pick your starting point
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Cyber Security & RG 104
Cyber for Australian financial services holders.
ASIC has elevated its expectations of cyber resilience for licensees. RG 104 sets four obligations every Australian financial services holder carries under section 912A of the Corporations Act. The recent enforcement record makes the cost of falling short very real for executive teams.
Challenges Financial Services Businesses Are Facing
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Could RG 104 put my firm in ASIC’s sights next? -
If my IT partner says we’re fine, how would I actually know? -
What evidence could we produce if ASIC asked tomorrow? -
Who actually owns cyber inside our firm? -
How do I read a cyber report I didn’t write?
What Your Firm Needs
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A practical translation of RG 104 into the controls and evidence your firm actually needs. -
Your environment mapped against the 10 IT review criteria in RG 104.100. -
A defensible cyber posture you can stand behind in any audit. -
A single internal owner for cyber, with the structure in place to support them. -
Cyber reporting translated into language the executive table understands.
s912A
The licensee obligation behind every RG 104 control
4
RG 104 obligation areas every AFSL holder carries
10
IT system review criteria set out in RG 104.100
90 Day
Path to a defensible posture, in the guide
Recent ASIC enforcement
The Federal Court found RI Advice Group contravened s912A over cyber risk management in 2022. ASIC commenced civil penalty proceedings against FIIG Securities in March 2025, after approximately 385GB of client data was exfiltrated.
Free 3 page guide
What’s inside
Meeting Your RG 104 Obligations for Australian Financial Services Holders.
Written for executives, read in five minutes, designed to be forwarded to your information technology partner or compliance lead.
What’s inside
- The 4 RG 104 obligation areas and the section 912A duty behind them
- The 5 foundational cyber controls mapped to RG 104.100’s 10 review criteria
- A 30 / 30 / 30 day plan: assess, remediate and evidence
- The 9 questions to put to your information technology partner
- Recent ASIC enforcement: RI Advice, FIIG Securities, ASIC supervisory posture
RG 104 · 3 pages
Artificial Intelligence
AI for Australian financial services firms.
Your team is using artificial intelligence today, in tools you may or may not have approved. Inside a regulated financial services firm, that creates new questions about client privacy, supplier risk, and the version of every Microsoft, Google or OpenAI product your staff are actually logged into.
Challenges Financial Services Businesses Are Facing
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I have no idea what my team is putting into ChatGPT or Gemini. -
What is my CRM’s AI feature doing with my client data? -
I want productivity gains without losing client privacy. -
I don’t want to fall behind, but I can’t afford to mess this up. -
Which AI tool should we even pick?
What Your Firm Needs
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An account type rule that lets your team use AI without exposing client data. -
Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat switched on with Enterprise Data Protection, already in your subscription. -
A one page acceptable use policy your staff can read, sign and apply. -
Visibility of your supplier AI exposure across your information technology stack. -
A view of what AI is delivering against the time your team gets back.
76%
of leaders are familiar with AI in their industry
90%
believe AI will improve service and efficiency
33%
have never tested what AI can already access
20%
of firms have no clear AI ownership internally
From Daniel Butt, CEO Danet Technology
Privacy and security sit at one and two in almost every financial services leadership conversation. Yet only a third of firms have tested what AI can see across their files. Sitting between high concern and zero action is the most expensive place to be.
Free 3 page guide
What’s inside
Artificial Intelligence and Actionable Insights for Financial Services Leaders.
Written for executives, read in five minutes, designed to be forwarded to your information technology partner or compliance lead.
What’s inside
- Headline findings from the Danet Artificial Intelligence Experience & Insights Survey
- The 5 AI tools your team is most likely already using
- The account type difference: personal, enterprise and tenant bound Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat
- The 4 risk areas specific to a regulated financial services firm
- The 3 executive moves for the next 30 days
AI Insights · 3 pages
Working With Danet
How we work with Australian financial services firms.
Our financial services practice provides end to end information technology, security and Microsoft 365 services for licence holders. Each service is delivered with the regulatory environment in mind and mapped to the obligations a financial services executive is responsible for.
Cyber security aligned with your RG 104 obligations and ASIC’s expectations.
Cyber Security
Artificial intelligence adopted safely through Microsoft 365 controls and acceptable use policy.
AI Adoption
Microsoft 365 modern workplace, configured for a regulated financial services environment.
Microsoft Modern Workplace
Day to day support and help desk for your information technology environment.
Support Agreements
Cloud and hosted infrastructure on Microsoft Azure with Australian sovereignty.
Cloud & Hosted Infrastructure
Strategic information technology consulting for executive teams without an internal IT function.
Consulting
Both guides are available now, free of charge.
A short request form, a five minute read, and a clear path forward for your firm.
Case Studies
Australian financial services firms working with Danet.
Each engagement is delivered against the operating realities of a licensed Australian firm: client data sensitivity, regulatory scrutiny, executive level decision making, and the requirement to provide evidence on demand.
Private Wealth · UHNW
Stellan Capital
Stellan Capital
Long-term partnership with a private wealth firm in the ultra high net worth segment.
Stellan Capital was founded by executives from Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley and provides global multi currency portfolio management to ultra high net worth and multi family office clients. Danet was engaged early as a strategic partner and has supported Stellan through multiple cyber security maturity phases.
“We aren’t a bank and so our capital isn’t dollars, it’s our credibility. A client data privacy leak is the single greatest existential threat to our firm.”
David Leon, Founding Partner
5 to 20+
Employees scaled
Zero
Cyber incidents during growth
RG 104
Audit ready
Boutique Advice Firm
Knightswood House
Knightswood House
Migrating a digital first advice firm into Microsoft Cloud, with strong cyber posture as the outcome.
Knightswood House is a boutique financial advice firm delivering holistic wealth advice to a curated group of private clients. When legacy systems became unworkable, founder David Hazlewood engaged Danet as a strategic partner. Danet retired the legacy environment, deployed Microsoft 365 with secure cloud storage, and operates ongoing cyber awareness and phishing simulation programs.
“We’ve had independent auditors tell us our cyber security posture is better than 99% of firms in the network. That gives us peace of mind, and our clients reassurance.”
David Hazlewood, Founder
99%
Better posture than network peers
M365
Modern workplace deployed
Audit
Ready, year on year
Two Ways Forward
Book a call with Danet, or download the guides.
For executives of Australian financial services firms ready to discuss cyber security, artificial intelligence adoption, or the wider information technology environment, our team is available by phone, email or scheduled call. If your firm is at an earlier stage, begin with one of the two free guides.