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AZ NGA practices merge on road to 'super firm'

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025
... past 12 months - it will continue to seek growth and expansion in capacity and capability through both M&A and organic activity, EWM said. Commenting, EWM chief executive Greg Cook said the recent mergers have enhanced the firm's operational and cost ...

Government looks to bolster TPB, tax compliance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... "It will also support the sustainability of the tax profession by increasing the ease of re-entry for tax and business activity statement agents who take career breaks," the government said. It said this will increase receipts by an estimated $47 million ...

SQM places private credit sector on watch

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
... for market integrity, investor outcomes and confident, informed participation in the financial system even at levels of activity that do not pose risks to financial stability," ASIC explained. Recent reporting around Metrics Credit Partners and Count ...

Australian Unity chief retires

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2025
... also credited Mead with reshaping Australian Unity through more than $1 billion of merger, divestment, and acquisition activity. Divestments included the sale of its pharmacy and general insurance businesses, the $155.5 million offload of Grand United ...

ASIC slaps FIIG Securities with lawsuit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... contact, FIIG was unaware of the breach, despite having also received numerous firewall email alerts flagging suspicious activity, the regulator said. In total, about 385GB of confidential data was stolen and some 18,000 clients were impacted. ASIC said ...

Unlawful hawking practices re-emerge in SMSFs

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2025
... into a self-managed super fund (SMSF). Burgess said the sector needs to be on alert about the resurgence of "nefarious" activity. Anti-hawking laws were legislated in 2021 to prohibit unsolicited sales and cold calling, which tend to lead to "poor consumer ...

Gender parity in financial services an economic imperative

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025
... February 13, which guarantees three days of subsidised early childhood education and care (ECEC) and effectively removes the activity test for all families. The bill not only aims to make ECEC accessible and affordable, but also encourages mothers' ...

HNWIs set to increase real estate exposure

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
... capital to data centres is far more challenging than traditional sectors, and we expect to see more private investor activity in the deeper and more liquid office and retail markets."

GDP edges higher, but for how long?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
... Australia's vulnerability to global trade tariffs and other geopolitical threats have the potential to stifle business activity and weaken consumer and business confidence. "While we maintain our conviction in a soft landing in Australia, elevated ...

Trade war intensifies: China, Canada respond to Trump's tariffs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
... statement from the White House said while Trump gave both Canada and Mexico ample opportunity to curb dangerous cartel activity and the influx of lethal drugs flowing into the US, "they have failed to adequately address the situation." "Both nations' ...