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The 2026 global economy: nervously muddling through
At a glance Political and regulatory volatility is creating a nervous environment for global business. AI is emerging as a top business priority for automation and analytics. Despite cautious consumers, the global economy has proven surprisingly resilient since...
Rise of the machines: Is trust in payroll software disastrous?
Payroll, accounting and bookkeeping software is now a multi-billion dollar industry promising companies of all sizes a simple way of reducing the...
AI won’t replace investors
AI can be used to speed up and optimise processes that would otherwise be too time-consuming or too complex for a human to perform as efficiently...
Fintech interest rates still opaque despite reform
It's been 18 months since seven of the country's most established fintechs signed on to a voluntary code of conduct for lending practices. Read...
IPA to continue its digitisation strategy in 2020
The Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) kicked off its transition to cloud computing some three years ago, and in 2020 it will be taking the...
Tech employees suffer year of encryption anxiety
"It’s quite confronting to have the sense that you might be plucked out of your job and asked to do something, to act," StartupAus chief...
Fast forward: What can you expect out of 2020
Cloud accounting software players like Xero and Intuit made a big splash into a market that was heavily monopolised by a well-known and trusted...
Uni unveils industry-backed cyber security courses
Victoria-based Deakin University publicly unveiled the accreditation from the Australian Computer Society (ACS) this week, which it said marked...
Sydney-based accountants indifferent to impact of new tech on their jobs
The annual Richard Lloyd Sydney Accounting Salary and Market Report has revealed that despite the increase in accounting software becoming more...
TPB to overhaul IT system, easing registration process for agents
The TPB has launched a procurement process to replace its aging customer relationship management (CRM) tool and modernise its IT systems. “We are...
Is it time for a digital detox?
A national survey of 1,008 Australians, commissioned by Entity Health, showed that 76 per cent of Aussies believe smartphones and technology have...
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