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Cheques to wind down by 2030: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023
Archaic payment systems could soon be a thing of the past following government plans to wind down outdated methods like cheques. Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down a five-point strategic plan yesterday in front of the Australian Banking Association ...

More PwC staff to go, will remain anonymous

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2023
PwC acting chief executive Kristin Subbins confirmed the embattled firm will stand down more senior staff while tax breach investigations continue, however their names will not be revealed. In an open letter, Stubbins apologised for the firm sharing ...

HESTA pushes for gig worker super entitlements

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2023
... later in life. HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey stressed the importance of legislative reform in a submission to the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations 'Employee-like forms of work' consultation. The super system was founded on ...

Vanguard restructures retail unit, creates executive roles

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2023
Vanguard Australia has overhauled its superannuation and Personal Investor businesses, appointing two executives to newly created roles to help lead the merged retail units. The fund manager will merge the two retail divisions comprising superannuation ...

PwC picks senior leaders to oversee review

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2023
... respect to conflicts of interest. Before stepping into the chief executive role in 2020, Seymour headed up PwC's tax department as its managing partner, financial advisory and Asia Pacific Americas tax leader and, prior to that, managing partner ...

Packer donates $7m to mental health research

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2023
... Health, which recently celebrated its 60-year anniversary, is widely renowned as the pre-eminent psychiatry research department in the country and one of the leading university psychiatry research groups internationally. Meanwhile, Mindgardens is the ...

PwC senior leaders step down over tax scandal

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023
... success of the tax advice." Before stepping into the chief executive role in 2020, Seymour headed up PwC's tax department as its managing partner, financial advisory and Asia Pacific Americas tax leader and, prior to that, managing partner, tax and ...

Funding boosts ASIC greenwashing remit

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... saying: "Sustainable business strategy has to start in boardrooms and in investment decisions, and not in the marketing department." "The funding will allow ASIC to increase its existing surveillance of suspected greenwashing by listed companies, superannuation ...

PwC chief exits over scandal

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... respect to conflicts of interest. Before stepping into the chief executive role in 2020, Seymour headed up PwC's tax department as its managing partner, financial advisory and Asia Pacific Americas tax leader and, prior to that, managing partner ...

abrdn chief economist rejoins Reserve Bank

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2023
... after working as abrdn's chief economist for 10 years. Lawson has been appointed deputy head of the international department at the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), effective August 1. He began his career at the RBA in 2001 before serving as a senior ...