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New inspector-general of taxation appointed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024
The Albanese Government has appointed Ruth Owen as the new inspector-general of taxation (IGT) for a five-year period commencing on 15 July 2024. Owen brings a wealth of experience in tax, public sector reform, complaints management and dispute resolution ...

Australia's competitiveness climbs world rankings

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2024
Stronger business and government investment, population growth and budget positions have seen Australia record its best international competitiveness ranking since 2011. The nation rose from 19th to 13th in the IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2024 ...

Gender gap to close in 134 years: World Economic Forum

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2024
The World Economic Forum released its Global Gender Gap Report for 2024 revealing that, at the current pace, it will take another 134 years - equivalent to five generations - to achieve full gender parity. Globally, the gender gap has closed by just ...

QIC adds to streak of venture capital investments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2024
Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) has agreed to become a cornerstone investor in early and growth-stage fund Sprint Ventures, while also investing in biotech venture capital firm Brandon Capital. Yesterday, Financial Standard reported that QIC's ...

QIC backs startup investor

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2024
Queensland Investment Corporation's (QIC) Venture Capital Development Fund has made an investment in technology investor Tidal Ventures. The undisclosed investment sum will support Tidal Ventures, which focuses on vertical AI, to invest in high-growth ...

Brookfield bids for majority stake in Neoen

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2024
... in French renewable energy company Neoen from current owners, including Impala, the investment vehicle of French entrepreneur Jacques Veyrat and his family, along with other shareholders. Brookfield wants to purchase the outstanding shares of Neoen for ...

The unintended consequences of the four-day work week

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2024
While a minority of organisations have embraced it, the four-day work week potentially has unintended consequences that are inflationary, reduce productivity, and can lead to employee burnout. This is according to some experts who recently spoke at ...

Succession planning troubles family offices: J.P. Morgan

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2024
Global family offices remain deeply concerned about how to prepare the next generation to inherit a vast fortune as almost 30% do not have a structured approach to help them, a new study from J.P. Morgan reveals. The majority (70%) of participants that ...

Fund managers nervously await 'golden visa' reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
... Investment Program (BIIP), which comprises three other visa streams: business innovation (188A), investor (188B), and entrepreneur (188E). Home Affairs made zero allocations to the BIIP for 2023-24 (see Figure 1). Wright anticipates that the government ...

Australia's wealthiest women not getting the advice they need

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
The number of high-net-worth (HNW) women seeking increased engagement with financial services is growing in Australia, according to new research. JBWere and CoreData research found Australian women are more highly educated, entrepreneurial and participating ...