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FAAA urges insolvency crackdown to curb soaring CSLR costs

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026
... profession through the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) must be closed. In a submission to the Productivity Commission's inquiry into reducing barriers to business dynamism, the FAAA said while it supported efforts to encourage business creation ...

Productivity growth is 'going from bad to worse': PC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
The latest quarterly productivity review released by the Productivity Commission (PC) found growth in hours worked remains strong (0.9% increase over the quarter, 2.2% increase over the year). "The accounting is straightforward: the value of goods and ...

Industry welcomes government's productivity push

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
The Actuaries Institute and the Australian Banking Association (ABA) have welcomed the measures taken by the government to tackle structural productivity concerns in the Australian economy. The ABA said the Federal Budget has laid the groundwork to ...

Adviser gap could boost equity release products: Homesafe

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... the advice gap, "face the same hurdles to wider consumer uptake." Addressing that, the report noted the Productivity Commission suggested that equity release providers could use "greater investment in promotion, education of financial planners and other ...

Productivity slumps again, capital injection needed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... its fifth consecutive year of declining MFP and had the largest fall of any industry in 2024-25 at 3.2%. Productivity Commission (PC) research economist Joseph Christensen said increasing capital investment is key to addressing our labour productivity ...

Productivity Commission makes 47 recommendations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
... ensure future generations can live better and more prosperous lives than those that came before them," Productivity Commission chair Danielle Wood said. "Our final suite of recommendations, if fully implemented, would add billions to the economy, benefiting ...

CEDA calls for 'seamless economy' reforms as Roundtable begins

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2025
... economy agreement between 2009-13 delivered an estimated $6 billion in annual benefits to the economy. The Productivity Commission estimates the Australian Consumer Law alone benefits the economy by $880 million a year. "Frictions that prevent firms ...

PC suggests removing excessive entry requirements for advisers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2025
... productivity hurdles in Australia's economy ahead of the government's Economic Reform Roundtable, the Productivity Commission (PC) has recommended paring back some of the entry requirements that have impacted adviser numbers. The PC pointed to feedback ...

PC recommends switch to digital financial reporting

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2025
An interim report from the Productivity Commission (PC) has recommended Australian companies switch to digital financial reporting to allow for data to be better extracted. The report looked at how Australia can better harness the data contained in ...

PC outlines key reforms to boost clean energy investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2025
The Productivity Commission (PC) has published an interim report setting out key reforms to investing in cheaper, cleaner energy and the net zero transition. The PC said Australia needs to address the gaps and overlaps in emissions reduction incentives ...
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