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ASIC announces action! . . . again

6 June 2011

No doubt many have read the comments in Friday’s Financial Review indicating that the winds of change are afoot.

There has been much argy-barge over time and I can assure you there have been significant breaches of trust and much fee gouging by many members of the profession which have rightly...

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Financial lessons from history

23 May 2011

Every now and again a pearler turns up on the internet that just goes to prove that some things are never learnt. The following was received this week:

“The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should...

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Know where your data is?

9 May 2011

Recently there has been a significant level of publicity about a major entertainment company that discovered that there had been a significant level of hacking into its databases that exposed the personal details of many of its current and former customers.

Our...

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Interesting employment

28 April 2011

The current mood of the recruitment industry is interesting to note.

Publicly the press is full of rejoicing around our current low level of unemployment, which should not be directly compared to figures of 20 years ago because the underlying calculation is radically different, however that...

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Some computer dramas

26 April 2011

Sorry.  Just a quick note to apologise to our regular readers as we have recently been experiencing a systems glitch that has not allowed all readers to see the updated blogs as they have been added to the website.  We hope that this is now rectified and do appreciate your understanding...

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Green targets inflate electricity prices

15 April 2011

Suddenly the media is full of articles relating to the impact that the Green targets being imposed on the electricity providers is having on price stability and inflation.

Whenever we force a move away from a ‘natural course of action’ we bring about additional costs relating to compliance....

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