Archived News for Finance Sector Professionals - July, 2017
Adani has launched a massive Australian ad campaign that does not mention coal.
'Albert' machines called out
Disability advocates say CBA’s new EFTPOS machines cannot be used by the blind.
ATO told to fix IT
Accountants are calling for compensation after the ATO’s online systems fell over again.
Bezos bounces higher than Gates
The shifting stock market briefly made Amazon chief Jeff Bezos the world's richest man this week.
Macquarie could move over levy
Macquarie Group has hinted that it may move offshore to avoid the Federal Government's banking levy.
Fraud charge for Chief Scientist
Queensland's chief scientist, Professor Suzanne Miller, has been charged with fraud by the Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC).
Big firms fail to make NBN guarantees
The big telcos will not guarantee that customers’ speeds on the National Broadband Network.
Local LNG heating up
Analysts expect Australia’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to erupt next year.
Gender imbalance in super studied
A new study has found Australian women retire with less than half the amount of superannuation than men.
Huge funds flushed through trusts
The Australia Institute says too many people are using trust funds to minimise their taxable income.
Job figures show full-time shake
New employment figures show a ninth straight month of job gains in Australia, with 14,000 new jobs added in June.
Tudge says money can't feed all
Human Services Minister Alan Tudge says more welfare and government services will not alleviate poverty.
CDP scheme hitting hard
An analysis has found that people in the CDP work-for-the-dole scheme are being financially penalised at a concerning rate.
Foxtel funds go unexplained
The Federal Government has given Foxtel $30 million for more sports coverage, but has not explained how it was chosen or why.
Lendlease lands Melbourne's new plan
Firms formerly picked to build Melbourne’s scrapped East West Link will now work on the city’s new $11 billion rail tunnel.
CPA elders unleash
Over a dozen former state and national leaders of the CPA have declared war on the accounting body’s current leadership.
FSU slams broken system
The Finance Sector Union says workers’ rights are being abused by a broken system.
Giving makes brains happy
New research suggests when people are generous, the brain areas linked with happiness light up.