ASIC appoints new Markets Disciplinary Panel chairman

Mr Gray will serve a two-year term effective from 1 August 2016.The Markets Disciplinary Panel (MDP) serves as an independent peer-review forum for disciplinary action against market participants and market operators for alleged breaches of the ASIC market integrity...

Specialist firm highlights industries at risk

New research from SV Partners, included in the SV Partners Commercial Risk Outlook Report for August 2016, analysed industries throughout Australia and identified those most at risk of default over the course of the next 12 months.According to the research, the top 5...

Aussie businesses set to unlock global opportunities

Concerned that internet growth in China’s urban centres may eventually plateau, Alibaba has so far provided internet infrastructure and access to its Taobao portal to people in nearly 800 remote rural villages and has earmarked another 10,000 for...

ATO sets sights on tax scheme ‘predators’

As part of its broader focus on illegal tax schemes, the ATO has today launched an initiative designed to identify the promoters of tax avoidance schemes and protect consumers.ATO deputy commissioner Michael Cranston said while the ATO has had considerable success in...

IPA calls for post-election restraint on super

In the wake of the Federal Election, the IPA has urged the Government to reconsider previously announced policy changes, namely a lifetime cap of $500,000 on non-concessional contributions and their retrospective application.“Successive governments have encouraged...