First crowd-sourced funding intermediaries receive licence

First crowd-sourced funding intermediaries receive licence

ASIC announced in a release that seven companies have been issued with AFS license authorisations to act as intermediaries able to provide a crowd-sourced funding service.With the grant of these new authorisations, eligible public companies will now be able to use the...
ATO system outages review finds ‘residual risk’ remains

ATO system outages review finds ‘residual risk’ remains

PwC’s post incident review of the ATO’s system outages in December 2016 found that the disruption was caused by multiple component failures on the Storage Area Network (SAN) located at the data centre.The absence of definitive evidence on the specific conditions, or...
IPA pushes government on small business loan guarantee scheme

IPA pushes government on small business loan guarantee scheme

In its pre-budget submission, the IPA has put forward a suggestion to introduce a state-backed loan guarantee scheme to provide better access to loan finance from the banks and commercial lenders.“To help increase the availability of much-needed affordable loan...
Smaller firms may find success in selling, says consultant

Smaller firms may find success in selling, says consultant

Planet Consulting founder Rob Pillans said while internal succession continues to be a viable option for larger firms, due to the sheer numbers of professionals moving through the ranks, a lot of the smaller firms are finding it challenging to find anyone with an...