A softening outlook for economic growth and business profitability will have an impact on company asset valuations which will be closely watched by corporate regulators this reporting season, according to the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia (the Institute). A new paper issued today ...
THE Australian market was higher at noon after better than expected German economic data boosted global markets. At 12.03pm AEDT today, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 16 points, or 0.35 per cent, at 4592 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had added 17.8 points, or 0.39 per...
Consumers will get a better deal from financial advisers after sweeping reforms passed the Senate today, financial services minister Bill Shorten says. From July, the government will introduce rules designed to stamp out conflicts of interest that contributed to investors losing billions in colla...