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Government to streamline financial reporting

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
... institutional arrangements with a new single entity for the setting of accounting, sustainability, auditing and assurance standards. "The Albanese government is streamlining Australia's financial reporting bodies to help build a more competitive ...

mFunds sparked ASX outage, $1m credit issued

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
... successfully resolved such that the market could open normally on the next business day, this does not meet the high operating standards expected of ASX and which we expect of ourselves," she said. On Saturday, 21 December 2024, ASX engineers investigated ...

Government must commit to fixing CSLR: FAAA

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) general manager of policy, advocacy, and standards Phil Anderson is again calling on the government to fix the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR). Th FAAA has previously highlighted three critical ...

More climate exits as Trump takes charge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
... would continue their climate commitments. "We have robust internal capabilities to implement relevant international standards, supporting our climate strategy and meeting regulatory requirements," a BMO spokesman said in a statement. A CIBC spokesperson ...

Green budgets fatten amid global uncertainty

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... key challenges and risks for 2025. US-China trade relationships could lead to fragmented supply chains, competing tech standards, reduced innovation, and slower global economic growth. Supporters say it will benefit national security, diversify supply ...

Where to invest when local equities look expensive

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025
... 8% above fair value, making local markets among the most expensive globally. This premium isn't extreme by historical standards, nevertheless, the market "looks more expensive than usual, particularly across the large caps," Halloway said. For diversification ...

TPB welcomes stay of sanctions against disqualified agents

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
... interest in all tax practitioners acting with honesty, in supporting their clients, preserving professional and ethical standards, and in building community confidence in the integrity of the tax system," de Cure said. "The TPB will take a firm approach ...

Dixon Advisory clients should be heard at Senate inquiry: Anderson

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025
Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) general manager of policy, advocacy, and standards Phil Anderson has urged the Senate Committee inquiry into Dixon Advisory to hear from ex-clients. Anderson said it should never be forgotten that it's ...

The productivity bubble has burst: Productivity Commission

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
... more dynamic and efficient can deliver big economic dividends and add up to major improvements in real wages and living standards over time," he said. "... policymakers need to keep productivity front-of-mind," he said. Treasurer Jim Chalmers recently ...

Productivity Commission tasked with five new inquiries

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024
... materially boost Australia's productivity. Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the aim of the inquiries is to lift incomes, standards of living and create more opportunities for Australians. "The inquiries... will consider the changing nature of Australia's ...