by Harpal Singh, Christopher Arnold | Jun 27, 2024 | Blog
The World Trade Organization reports that 95% of companies across the globe are micro, small or medium enterprises and that they provide 60% of the world’s total employment. The UN has designated June 27 as MSME Day to raise awareness of their enormous contribution...
by Marta Khomyn | Jun 25, 2024 | Features
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has just seen the listing of its first bitcoin spot exchange-traded fund – “ETF” for short. Issued by investment management firm VanEck, the new investment product is trading under the ticker symbol “VBTC”. It’s not the first...
by Jasmine Crittenden | Jun 24, 2024 | Features
For many big businesses, mandatory sustainability reporting will roll out from 1 January 2025. While small businesses don’t face the same formal requirements, the new reporting regime’s focus on Scope 3 emissions means many small businesses operating as suppliers to...
by Helen Hawkes | Jun 19, 2024 | Features
As a passionate amateur race-car driver, Daniel Hay knows a thing or two about moving fast – and that is exactly what his firm Power2 has been doing since he was named Institute of Public Accountants Member of the Year in 2021. Since then, the Queensland firm’s client...
by Jeff Borland | Jun 19, 2024 | Features
For some time now – gradually, but nevertheless relentlessly – the Australian labour market has been weakening. Today’s Bureau of Statistics employment report, telling us what happened in the month to May, show that direction is unchanged. Certainly, employment growth...