Yesterday
Obesity is costing Australia a fortune, and the solution is in the pub
Prominent people were asked to propose one policy initiative they believed political parties should pledge to do, should they win the election.
This Month
Tax Practitioners Board and former PwC CEO can’t get on the same page
Tom Seymour may be trying to tick every box now, but the tax professionals watchdog isn’t helping.
ASX’s James Hardie waiver is not in the market’s best interests
The bourse has set a terrible precedent by being complicit in undermining shareholder democracy.
ASFA and ASIC chiefs still need to talk
The pair met, naturally, at the conference of yet another superannuation industry group.
Zip Co goes to ground after Federal Court loss
A court loss, a likely large damages bill, and orders preventing Zip from using its name on certain local products? No need to disclose any of that, it seems.
March
RBA, ASIC say they are ‘increasingly concerned’ about ASX
The regulators said the market operator was not complying with risk mitigation standards after an outage in December left investors unable to settle trades.
Old pastime of redistribution, regulation, reckless spending returns
If you’re wondering why this election campaign does not have a clear frontrunner, the lack of convincing economic policies may be the reason.
RBA tells banks national interest not profit comes first on payments system
RBA assistant governor Brad Jones accused banks of putting profit over the national interest in the roll-out of a critical system that moves $18 trillion payments.
Third-party risks are no longer someone else’s fault
In this hyper-connected world it’s important to remember that ensuring the protection of data along the supply chain is essential.
Cultural resilience key to dealing with crisis
Massive digital disruptions have driven home the need for training and systems to ensure businesses – and all their staff – can instantly respond to outages.
Labor reveals its plan to regulate crypto
Crypto exchanges will have to meet the same basic governance requirements as banks under a long-delayed policy to regulate the local sector.
Victoria counts the cost of rising insolvencies
Construction across the nation has struggled with higher costs, shortages and delays. But Victorian insolvencies are rising the fastest among the big states.
APRA hasn’t read the room on board governance overhaul
A better option for the regulator would be to improve enforcement efforts, rather than increasing the compliance and governance burden on directors and boards.
APRA holds firm against deregulation push
The banking regulator is resisting the US push for greater deregulation to boost growth. But can that last given the international upheaval under way?
Super fund failures could cost you big
ASIC’s assault on big super’s failings points to a new phase that will determine whether the big industry funds are best placed to help retirees spend it.
APRA chair says directors need to have ‘the time’ to do their job
John Lonsdale defends the regulator against concerns it has heaped too much red tape on bank and superannuation fund boards.
I’m an NDIS participant. Here’s what I’ve uncovered about this chaotic system
Missteps, miscalculations, lies and missed opportunities on the NDIS should alarm anyone who values sound economic governance.
Airport ‘super profits’ back as revenue hits record
Australia’s biggest airports were flush in 2023-34 despite the number of travellers remaining below pre-pandemic levels.
The 210pc insurance tax you didn’t know you were paying
No other tax has such a large economic welfare loss. Despite the Henry Tax Review wanting them scrapped, taxes on insurance premiums continue to distort the market.
Goalposts shifting as Chalmers’ new merger control regime looms
For dealmakers, every decision now feels like a roll of the dice, uncertain and unpredictable, carrying the risk of landing back where they started.