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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...
Sophisticated email scams cost businesses $2.8m in 2018
The ACCC’s Scamwatch division is calling on businesses to urgently review how they verify and pay accounts and invoices, with reports of BEC...
Accountants who embrace change will flourish
Remember Kodak? That’s right, that very successful American company that had been around since 1888 that thought they sold film. Well, they did...
ATO flags bitcoin scam as tax deadline nears
The ATO said payments through bitcoin ATMs have now overtaken iTunes vouchers as the most common method of scam payment. With the 21 November...
Passwords a ‘scary’ weakness in accounting firms
As reported last week, the legal, accounting and management services sector provided the OAIC with the third highest number of data breach...
Silver lining in government’s digital push for accountants
Speaking to Accountants Daily on the sidelines of the World Congress of Accountants in Sydney, Thomson Reuters head of business development Max...
13,000 unfair dismissal claims lodged in FY18
Of the total 31,554 claims received by the commission, 43 per cent (or 13,595) related specifically to unfair dismissal. Read the full article at...
Government partnership to guide invoicing initiative
In releasing the consultation paper, both governments are seeking public views to help establish an independent, fair and equitable governance...
No place to hide
New regulation put in place by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) sees the introduction of the mandatory data breach...
Cloud computing, automation, and innovative accounting firms
Technology is already transforming accounting, but what does the future look like and how can accountants respond?Technological changes –...
Batten down the hatches
Take the example of spear phishing, which like its fishing namesake, is a single kill shot targeted at a specific target and dragging them in...
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