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ASIC's harsh words to directors: 'It's not meant to be easy'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024
... issues. "It's not impossible to comply. It's tough love but being a director isn't easy - if it were, anyone could do it. Good directors run successful, profitable businesses," he said. "That's not going to happen unless every director takes an active ...

ACNC tightens screws on NFPs with complex corporate structures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... and regulations." "Charities are free to use a variety of structures to suit their purpose and we acknowledge there can be good and legitimate reasons to do so. However, the decision to utilise complex structures, or the gradual and perhaps ad hoc development ...

Luxury fashion house sued over Birkin bag sales

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
Hermes is facing an antitrust class action which alleges it only allows customers with "sufficient purchase history" to buy the infamous Birkin handbags. The French luxury fashion house is being sued in California in a case that claims sales associated ...

US Federal Reserve eyes multiple interest rate cuts this year

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... expected inflation path as "bumpy." "The overall picture, however, was of a Fed that really wants to cut rates, would need a good reason not to cut rates, and is quite confident in its expectations for a soft landing. Markets couldn't really have hoped ...

Listed companies drive economy's momentum: ABDO

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... said. The mining sector, however, is the laggard. While it may have fallen out of favour with some investors, Bruce sees a "good absolute value opportunity" in the resources sector. "Our view is that the outlook for China and iron ore is better than ...

Markets, economies benefit from eustress: ABDO

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
While individuals can benefit from good levels of stress or "eustress", so too do financial markets and economies, according to an investment expert, who says that this can help move toward normalisation following a turbulent number of years. La Trobe ...

Policymakers face significant challenge in regulating AI

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2024
... the technology is evolving. As often occurs, regulators would inflict a lot of harm in their vain attempt to do a little good," Hebner said in a new whitepaper, AI: How to Regulate an Emerging Tech? "A second risk is strangling innovation, as frequently ...

Government dawdling on paid parental leave super: Greens

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024
... spokesperson on women, it's outrageous to make women wait until after the next election. "Labor still haven't come up with a good reason for making women wait until 2025," she argued. "They've been dragging their feet on all things PPL throughout their ...

ASFA Retirement Standard hits record high

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
The ASFA Retirement Standard for December quarter 2023 increased to a record high $72,148 per year for couples, and $51,278 for singles. The necessary lump sum for a "comfortable retirement" increased by 3.5% from last year. "Retiree budgets have been ...

Global dividends reached record high in 2023

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
The latest Global Dividend Index by Janus Henderson Investors revealed global dividends experienced an uptick of 5% on an underlying basis, reaching a record of US$1.66 trillion in 2023. The report revealed the year closed on a particularly positive ...