by Caroline Voaden | Nov 14, 2024 | Features, Compliance and Standards, Driving change
At a glance A parliamentary inquiry is reviewing wholesale investor tests amid reports of misuse. Proposals suggest raising thresholds, removing primary residences and requiring client consent. Responsibility for classifying wholesale clients may shift from...
by Chris Sheedy | Nov 13, 2024 | Features, Technology
At a glance Accountants are often told coding knowledge could be good for their careers. Coding skills can make an accountant more marketable in a certain environment, such as in a business that is not technologically advanced. Some experts say a little knowledge...
by Miranda Brownlee | Nov 12, 2024 | News
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services Committee has tabled its final report for its inquiry into audit, assurance and consultancy industry, outlining 16 priority recommendations for immediate action and 40 in total. Among the...
by Tahn Sharpe | Nov 11, 2024 | News
The number of financial advice issues that made their way to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority plummeted in the 2023/24 financial year, despite all the consumer harm and associated complaints linked to the collapse of Dixons Advisory. Advice complaints...
by Ben Falkenmire | Nov 8, 2024 | Features
Donald Trump by Gage Skidmore is licensed under cc-by-sa-2.0. At a glance The US is set to ramp up its protectionist stance, weakening China’s economy and demand for many Australian resources. The winding back of investment in renewables will slow efforts to...
