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New inquiry targets audit sector following PwC scandal

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2023
... change necessary to ensure the national interest prevails," she said. The announcement follows a report published by a Senate committee that concluded PwC deliberately covered up the actions of its staff and its plans to monetise the confidential information. ...

Senate report labels PwC breach calculated, deliberate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023
Despite the inquiry continuing, a Senate committee has concluded that PwC deliberately covered up the actions of its staff and the plans to monetise the confidential information at the heart of its tax leaks scandal. A report published by the committee ...

Government pledges $2bn to fast-track social housing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2023
... Liberal government. This funding will help build more of the rental homes that Australia needs. "We could do even more if the Senate stopped blocking our $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund - the single biggest investment in social and affordable ...

Senate Committee rethinks franking credit changes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2023
The Senate Economics Legislation Committee has urged the government to review laws that would impact franked dividends funded by capital raisings. In February, the government tabled the Treasury Laws Amendment (2023 Measures No.1) Bill 2023 which among ...

TPB grilled over handling of PwC scandal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023
Fronting a Senate Estimates hearing, the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) said it has no plans to suspend PwC, nor has it formally considered whether the consultant breached legislative requirements to act honestly and with integrity. Appearing in Canberra ...

APRA probes super fund payments to unions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023
During a Senate Economics Committee session yesterday, it was revealed that APRA is investigating the financial relationships between superannuation funds and unions. APRA deputy chair Margaret Cole confirmed the regulator's ongoing scrutiny into certain ...

Inflation rises to 6.8%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023
... indicator was 6.5% in April, lower than 6.9% recorded in March," she said. Although RBA governor Phillip Lowe told the Senate economics committee yesterday that the central bank is confident inflation will come back to around 3% by mid-2025, he attributed ...

It's painful, but it's working: Lowe

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
... 3.85% last month, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe says so far, the strategy is working. Lowe told the Senate economics committee this morning that the central bank is confident inflation will come back to around 3% by mid-2025. "By ...

Adviser registration extended to October

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
... the improvements proposed by the Treasury Laws Amendment (2023 Measures No. 1) Bill 2023, which is currently before the senate. ASIC said it also wants to provide further guidance to advisers to comply with the registration process, as well as help Australian ...

More PwC staff to go, will remain anonymous

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2023
... fully understand and acknowledge the calls for PwC to release the names of the individuals in the emails released by the Senate on 2 May 2023," said Stubbins. "There has been an assumption by some that all those whose names have been redacted must necessarily ...