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New SMSF industry body launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
... platform OKX Australia, a role she assumed in early 2025. The council, which comprises 12 experts in the fields of accounting, auditing, SMSFs and fintech, held its first sitting at the Digital Economy Conference this week. The SMSF Innovation Council ...

Increased local, international demand drives practice valuations

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2025
... an outlook, Birt said: "Market demand continues to outstrip supply. With a shortage of quality financial planning, accounting and mortgage broking business for sale, it remains a great market for sellers to activate their succession plans."

Minimum wage to rise 3.5%

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2025
... to $24.95 an hour. This equates to a before-tax wage of $948 per week, up about $32, or an annual salary of $51,512. Accounting for inflation, which came in at 2.4% at the most recent read, it is a real wage increase of 1.1% - one of the largest awarded ...

Greenwashing remains an enforcement priority: ASIC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... requirements on them under the new laws. ASIC is set to deliver a set of educational materials in conjunction with accounting standards body AASB to help this group better understand their reporting obligations. Greenwashing is a separate issue, but ...

Industry groups hammer out guidance on tax-deductible advice fees

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA), in consultation with leading accounting bodies, has released new guidance on tax-deductible advice fees. The guidance follows the release of the ATO Tax Determination in September last year, which the ...

DeepSeek, Alibaba: Silver linings for emerging markets strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
... and fall and the rise again of Alibaba is one example. Alibaba once dominated the MSCI Emerging Markets Value Index, accounting for more than 8% of the index in 2016. At the end of April, it had a weighting of 6.5%. "What was once a growth darling, was ...

UniSuper lifts fund manager investment to $100m

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
... Research Organisation (CSIRO). Collectively, these organisations channel more than $7 billion to research annually, accounting for over 60% of Australia's total research spend. Uniseed holds a contractual first-look right to invest in early-stage opportunities ...

FTX creditors await US$5bn distribution

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
... FTX's control failures under Bankman-Fried's leadership in the areas of management and governance, finance and accounting, digital asset management, information security and cybersecurity. "In this report, we provide details on our findings that ...

Global X recruits key executives

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... roles at Vanguard, where he was responsible for the operational oversight of the personal investor platform and fund accounting. The ETF provider has appointed Brianna Fallins head of finance, promoting from within. Having been with the company for just ...

Australian private capital sector totals $139bn: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... (AUM) remained steady at $139 billion in 2024, with private equity, venture capital (VC), and private credit funds accounting for nearly half at $65 billion, according to the Australian Private Capital 2025 Yearbook. The report, compiled by Australian ...