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ASIC raises alarm on auditor independence, conflicts of interest

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
... independence and conflict of interest obligations names the firms under the spotlight, which included the audit units of BDO, EY, KPMG, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Hall Chadwick, Pitcher Partners, PwC, Grant Thornton, Kelly Partners and Nexia. None of ...

Aussie family office chiefs earn up to US$625k

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
... family offices are run by chief executives who are a member of the family and can earn up to US$625,000, according to a new KPMG study. Some 43% of chief executives running family offices are aged over 50 and commonly come from an investment management ...

FICAP RockStar raises $110k for charity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
... charity partners Life Ed, Feel the Magic, and Fighting Chance. The evening also featured performances from Eleanor Foster from KPMG, Mira Dilek and Ana Lepojevic of BlackRock, PIMCO's Scott Delaney and Mae Ann See from HUB24. Since its inception ...

Inflation rises 3% in August

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2025
... inflation has edged down from 2.7% to at least 2.6% or a bit less. Today's numbers still keep that hope very much alive." KPMG chief economist Brendan Rynne agreed an RBA cut next week was unlikely due to the rise. "The RBA is likely to keep the cash ...

Age Pension to increase on September 20

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2025
... Australians aged over 64. Of these, 25% will see their payments change due to deeming. Analysis of ABS Labour Force Survey data by KPMG Australia suggests increases to the Age Pension over the past decade have contributed to the increase in Australians' ...

FEATURE: Hyped up

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... outsource part of what you do to that person. But in this case, you can outsource it to AI, which is awesome." An April study by KPMG and the University of Melbourne found that nearly 65% of employees report that their workplace currently uses AI. Half ...

Commonwealth Super names chief risk and compliance officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025
... With a legal background, Versace brings risk advisory and compliance expertise from various financial institutions including KPMG, ASIC, NAB, and Northern Trust Corporation. More recently, Versace entered the super sector as head of risk at AustralianSuper ...

Unemployment falls, more women enter the workforce

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2025
... to request flexible working arrangements, are also delivering better pay and work from home arrangements," the ACTU said. KPMG chief economist Brendan Rynne said the data shows a continued resilience with the Australian labour market which would be positive ...

FICAP RockStar returns to The Beresford in 2025

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2025
... and Challenger. The gold sponsors are Alexander Funds, AZ NGA, BT, Colonial First State, HUB24, Ironbark Asset Management, KPMG, Macquarie, Magellan, Maple-Brown Abbott, Montgomery, NMG Consulting, Pedal/Perpetual, PIMCO, Profusion, Schroders, SQM Research ...

Linda Elkins joins AMP board, Slattery exits

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2025
... Elkins will be joining the AMP board, drawing on her more than 25-plus years in financial services, including top roles at KPMG, Colonial First State and Russell Investment. Starting 1 September, Elkins joins AMP Limited as a non-executive director ...