Finance

Clients at Shaw and Partners are reeling after allegations surfaced that a former advisor secretly invested up to $3.5 million of their money into unauthorised products.

After running through Labor's broad plan at the National Press Club, Chalmers said a Labor government would focus on "boosting the resilience of small business".

A major change is coming for small businesses when the federal government’s new real-time payments initiative PayTo goes live from July 1, 2022.

Shaye Thyer from Intuit QuickBooks Australia has compiled some trends and tips to help small businesses understand some of the key issues to keep across this year.

At a cost of about $3 billion, cutting 22 cents in tax from every litre of petrol for six months will disproportionately help wealthy households.

Minister for Science and Technology Melissa Price said she wanted Australia to accelerate the development and adoption of AI products and services using homegrown research.

Labor has made its election pitch to the small business community, promising to cap invoice payment times at 30 days, champion lower merchant service fees, standardise disaster support, and slash red tape at tax time.

A huge increase in business between India and Australia is expected over the next decade under a new trade agreement signed with the world’s fastest-growing economy over the weekend.

Queensland unicorn SafetyCulture has acquired SHEQSY, a cloud-based lone worker safety app for $6 million, bolstering its place as market leader in frontline technology for workers. 

The interim Australia-India free trade agreement promises to slash tariffs and ease labour mobility, sparking optimism from business groups.

Labor's decision to drop major tax reforms affords local SMEs some "breathing space", according to CPA Australia.

A group of South Australian service stations and convenience stores owned by On The Run will soon accept crypto payments.