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PC targets business barriers to lift productivity

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2026
... become increasingly stagnant, with declining business creation, closure and worker mobility contribute to the nations productivity challenges, according to new Productivity Commission (PC) interim report. The report, Unlocking business dynamism: removing ...

ASIC consults on market operator financial resources requirements

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2026
... ongoing growth and competitiveness of our capital markets. It is the bedrock upon which innovation, efficiency and productivity improvements can be built at scale in our capital markets," Constant said. "Building and maintaining resilience requires sustained ...

Treasury floats changes to banking, estate payment limits

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2026
... accountability objectives," Treasury said. Financial services minister Daniel Mulino said the reforms help boost productivity and competition in the financial sector. "We are cutting red tape across the financial services industry by $780 million a year ...

Government seeks EOI from experts for financial innovation

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2026
... "Innovation needs the development of new products, services, business models and ways of working that improve outcomes and productivity," assistant treasurer Daniel Mulino said. "The committee is an opportunity to make sure innovation delivers better ...

Workplace mental ill-health can cost Australia $27bn: Report

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2026
... Healthy and Safe Workplaces revealed workplace-driven mental ill-health is one of the leading contributors to the productivity slowdown. Lost productivity due to absenteeism, presenteeism, staff turnover and lower workforce participation accounts for ...

China's comeback story has three core themes: Matthews Asia

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2026
... economies including Australia, has an ageing population. In line with the trend, the government worries it will slow productivity growth, in turn, reducing its gross domestic production (GDP). Hsiao said this is also partly due to a poor immigration ...

Advice firms lacking AI integration: Iress

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) is delivering productivity gains across financial advice, but only 7% of practices have embedded the technology across most of their workflows, research from Iress has found. Research by Iress and Signal Advisory, drawing ...

FEATURE | Nature risk | Paved paradise

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 OCT 2026
... whole economy, and we're so dependent on nature for so many parts of our lives, whether it's food, health, productivity and so on. So, it has the potential to have a really wide-reaching impact on companies and investors." When nature underpins ...

Praemium chief exits amid leadership renewal

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2026
... suite of new functionality and product enhancements designed to improve client user experience and enhance their productivity. "Denis and the management team are focused on delivering this project efficiently and cost effectively and building revenue ...

Lowe slams government spending

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2026
... lightly," he said. Lowe advocated for lower top marginal income tax rates and a higher GST to help lift investment and productivity. On housing, Lowe said dwelling construction had failed to keep pace with population growth and the government has missed ...
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