ASIC responds to its former audit numbers man April 9, 2024 By Tom Ravlic Economy & Industry The Australian Securities and Investments Commission seeks to outline the rationale for its changed approach to audit and financial report surveillance.
ANAO creating AI use policy April 8, 2024 By Tom Ravlic Communications & Technology The Australian National Audit Office has told senate estimates it is developing guidelines on the use of artificial intelligence by staff.
Premium Insights and analysis Former chief accountant sets out recipe for new regulator April 8, 2024 By Tom Ravlic Economy & Industry David Niven’s requirements are funding, dedicated focus on accounting regulation, and career pathways for financial reporting and audit specialists.
Bellchambers Barrett wins Finance audit, replacing PwC April 8, 2024 By Tom Ravlic Economy & Industry PwC is no longer the Department of Finance’s auditor for a whole of government property services program, a question on notice has revealed.
Deloitte sniffs the wind and opts for independent directors April 5, 2024 By Tom Ravlic Economy & Industry Deloitte is the latest of the Big Four firms to opt for independent directors on its governing board, following the example of both KPMG and PwC Australia.
Premium Insights and analysis Is it time for an audit regulator in Australia? April 3, 2024 By Tom Ravlic Economy & Industry PwC Australia falling foul of American regulators’ rules on reporting adverse events begs the question of whether Australia needs similar regulations.
Battle for the best Health Technology Assessment processes April 2, 2024 By Tom Ravlic 2024 Innovative Medicines Special Report There’s been pushback to a paper proposing changes to the system that decides which health technologies receive government funding.
Premium Insights and analysis PwC Australia: Cooperative and uncooperative all at once? April 2, 2024 By Tom Ravlic Economy & Industry The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has praised troubled accounting giant PwC Australia for its ‘extraordinary cooperation’.
ACT’s Pocock says smaller players deserve a fair go March 25, 2024 By Tom Ravlic Economy & Industry Senator David Pocock expressed concern that sovereign Australian companies are not getting enough of the $70 billion procurement pie.
Senators unhappy with PwC shutting the door on Linklaters findings March 22, 2024 By Tom Ravlic Economy & Industry PwC believes anything provided to the practice internationally by Linklaters is legal advice and as such is privileged.
Premium Insights and analysis PwC global power lies in foundation documents March 21, 2024 By Tom Ravlic Economy & Industry A key to unlocking the mysteries of the power held by the members of any entity is to uncover a copy of its constitution.
Senate consulting final report set for May release March 20, 2024 By Tom Ravlic Economy & Industry PwC will have to wait until May 31 to learn what the senate committee will say in its final report on it and other government consultants.
Premium Insights and analysis What do we want? Better politicians March 19, 2024 By Tom Ravlic Editors' Picks In a global survey of 30,000+ people, Australians mentioned politicians the most; enough of the “mostly wealthy, white men”, one respondent said.
Global PwC chiefs must be grilled, Pocock says March 19, 2024 By Tom Ravlic Economy & Industry The Greens are calling for PwC International Limited to answer questions before a powerful committee on how it runs PwC Australia by remote.
Premium Insights and analysis Waiting patiently for the wisdom of Colbeck and company March 19, 2024 By Tom Ravlic Economy & Industry There’s greater likelihood of reported sightings of the Easter Bunny than a reveal of the identities of the PwC ‘dirty six’.