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Touchstone Asset Management · Finance · Australia

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

59/100

Risk levelMedium

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

Touchstone Asset Management is a boutique Australian equities manager operating under the Bennelong Fund Management group. The company focuses on an index unaware investment approach targeting quality companies at reasonable prices. The website is professionally designed using Drupal 10, integrating modern analytics and marketing tools such as Google Analytics, Marketo, and Crazy Egg. It targets financial advisers, personal investors, and institutional investors primarily in Australia and New Zealand. The business model centers on asset management services with a clear market position as a Bennelong boutique. Technically, the website demonstrates a mature digital infrastructure with good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices. The use of multiple third-party marketing and analytics scripts indicates a moderate level of user tracking, though no explicit cookie consent mechanism was detected, which may impact privacy compliance. Security posture is generally good with HTTPS enforced and no visible vulnerabilities, but the absence of security headers and incident response policies suggests room for improvement. The WHOIS data is notably missing, which is unusual for a financial services domain and reduces trust slightly. However, the professional branding, clear contact information, and affiliation with Bennelong Fund Management support the legitimacy of the business. Overall, the website presents a trustworthy and professional front but should address privacy compliance and security header implementation to enhance its security posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

6 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • High

      Missing Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

  3. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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  • Third-party trackers
  • Security score drift

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
52
Security headers
40
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
53
Average
59

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Touchstone Asset Management operates in the competitive Australian asset management sector as a boutique under the Bennelong Fund Management umbrella. Its focus on Australian equities and an index unaware investment strategy differentiates it within the market. The company targets a diverse audience including financial advisers, personal investors, and institutional clients primarily in the APAC region. The website content and structure reflect a well-established business with clear service offerings and strong branding consistency. The integration of multiple marketing and analytics platforms suggests an active digital marketing strategy aimed at client acquisition and engagement. The lack of WHOIS data is a notable anomaly but does not outweigh the strong business signals from the website and parent company association.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses secure external scripts, which is a positive security indicator. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options reduces the overall security posture. No incident response or security policy pages were found, indicating potential gaps in transparency and preparedness. The lack of a cookie consent mechanism may also present GDPR compliance risks. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. Overall, the security maturity is moderate with clear opportunities for improvement in headers, policies, and privacy compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Add a visible cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  3. Publish explicit security and incident response policies to improve transparency and preparedness.
  4. Investigate and resolve the missing WHOIS data to improve domain trustworthiness and legitimacy.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking tools to minimize privacy risks and optimize performance.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Touchstone Asset Management
Description
Touchstone Asset Management is an Australian equities manager, with an index unaware approach to investing in quality companies at reasonable prices.
Key services
Australian equities investment management, Touchstone Index Unaware Fund
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, jQuery 3.7.1, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Crazy Egg, Outbrain, Marketo
Frameworks
Drupal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of secure external scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Crazy Egg, Marketo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Crazy Egg, Outbrain
Tracking pixels
Marketo
Marketing tools
Marketo
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Professional financial services website with clear branding and contact information.
  3. Uses modern CMS (Drupal 10) and integrates multiple marketing and analytics tools.
  4. No explicit cookie consent banner detected despite cookie usage.
  5. WHOIS data is missing, which is unusual and warrants further investigation.
  6. No explicit security or incident response policies found on the site.
  7. Privacy policy and terms of service are present and linked.
  8. No adult or questionable content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 10, a modern and secure CMS platform, and uses jQuery 3.7.1 along with various marketing and analytics scripts such as Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Crazy Egg, Outbrain, and Marketo. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization and accessibility features. Performance is moderate, likely influenced by multiple external scripts. SEO is well addressed with proper meta tags and structured data (JSON-LD) describing the organization and locations. The absence of hosting provider information limits full infrastructure assessment. Overall, the technical implementation is solid but could benefit from performance optimization and enhanced security configurations.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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