by Maja Garaca Djurdjevic | Dec 10, 2018 | News
The changes are expected to reduce complexity and ensure enterprise agreements and wage increases are progressed as quickly as possible, Kelly O’Dwyer said. “These are common sense reforms. Under the current arrangements we have seen unintended, and sometimes absurd,...
by Maja Garaca Djurdjevic | Dec 10, 2018 | News
APRA said late last week it has commenced disqualification proceedings and is seeking to impose additional licence conditions and issue directions to APRA-regulated entities in the IOOF group. It added that it has issued a show cause notice setting out its intention...
by Maja Garaca Djurdjevic | Dec 7, 2018 | Blog
She combined her love for law and thirst for business, and became an accountant. Jessica began her career in accounting in 2011 and was this year named as a finalist for the ‘Young Accountant of the Year’ at the Australian Accounting Awards, hosted by the...
by Maja Garaca Djurdjevic | Dec 7, 2018 | News
AFCA reported it has received over 13,000 phone enquiries and 6,522 complaints from consumers and small businesses about financial products or services since opening its doors on 1 November this year. This is an increase of more than 47 per cent in complaints...
by Maja Garaca Djurdjevic | Dec 6, 2018 | News
Scam phone calls have increased in November, especially those using software that resembles a legitimate phone number to disguise the caller’s true identity, the ATO said on Wednesday. Assistant commissioner Kath Anderson said, “The ATO does not project our numbers...