Embracing change ‘Never let a good crisis go to waste’- Winston Churchill The past few years have ushered in changes to the way we live, work, and conduct business – at a pace previously unheard of. What has been termed the ‘new normal’ encompasses many...
Budget October 2022: sign of the times In his first Budget, Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ emphasised the three Rs – responsible budget repair and restrained spending, right for the times. For good measure, resilience also got a mention with spending targeted at building a...
Alert: Impersonation scams ASIC is alerting consumers to a rise in investment scams impersonating companies or financial investment firms. What to look out for Contact details which do not match independent sources ASIC is aware of scammers providing...
October 2022 – Insights It’s October and the footy finals are over. In Canberra though, Treasurer Jim Chalmers is warming up for his first Budget on October 25 against a background of mounting economic pressures. In September, persistently high inflation and...
September 2022 – Insights September means it’s football finals season and hopefully the beginning of warmer weather despite the recent late winter chill. In August, the focus was on US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell’s speech at the annual Jackson Hole...
August 2022 – Insights It’s August and as winter draws to a close there’s snow in the Alps and the wattle is blooming. Many Australians will soon receive a sizeable tax refund, if they haven’t already, which should help ease those rising cost-of-living blues....
