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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...
ATO warns taxpayers to be alert for new scams
The ATO warned that scammers have been developing new ways to get taxpayers’ money and personal information over the summer break."We are seeing...
Cross-border testing pilot for innovative firms open to applications
On Friday, ASIC will announce the launch of the Global Financial Innovation Network (GFIN), a group of 28 international organisations including...
Accounting proves hard to market online
Digital marketing agency SEO Shark’s research of 21 business categories has found that ‘top of page’ bids – the average cost of an ad to appear...
Is your pre-accounting process losing you money?
Pre-accounting (n.) - the system through which a business’s key financial data is collected, coded, and submitted so as to enable accounting to...
Which social media platform do Aussies use most?
The eighth annual Digital 2019 Report, produced jointly by social media management platform Hootsuite and creative agency We Are Social, found...
AI set to transform business
The survey, which interviewed approximately 3,200 CEOs from 91 countries, including 131 respondents from Australia, revealed that more than half...
Tax Office launches online services for agents public beta rollout
Online services is the new system agents will use to access services they currently use in the tax and BAS agent portals, the ATO said.The...
Wealth managers to lose market share to robo-advisers
The robo-advisory market is increasing in competition globally, with more start-ups entering the wealth management industry year by year, said...
Why Aussie fintechs are looking abroad
“There are only so many people in our country: 26 million, and that includes one year olds. What’s the real number of potential customers out...
‘Won’t be solved overnight’: Regulatory focus on cyber security to continue
In February, new mandatory notifiable data breach (NDB) laws kicked in, requiring firms to provide notice to the Office of the Australian...
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