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The discount rate of a project (a proxy of cost of capital) is important for all investors. It is a key driver in determining the fair value or market price for projects.

Eleven months on from the first round of hearings for the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry, Commissioner Hayne’s final report has been released.

I recently attended the NRF Retail Big Show in New York, an overwhelming smorgasbord of retail technology and new store concepts.

Today represents the practical start to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety (RCACQS) where the Commissioners, the Honourable Richard Tracey AM RFD QC and Ms Lynelle Briggs AO, reiterated the terms of reference and outlined the key areas.

In December 2018 APRA released a suite of prudential reforms to support its long standing priority of improving member outcomes.

Many aged care providers have received letters requesting in-depth information for the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety – with five years’ worth of data and information due for submission, it’s an enormous task.

Every year we spend time interviewing our clients and industry contacts to better understand their business environment and the trends most impacting them.

Every year, we spend time interviewing our clients to better understand their business and the trends most impacting on them.

As we head into the final hearings of the year-long Royal Commission, what have we learnt? What are those in the sector taking from the Royal Commission so far and how has it impacted customer behaviour? With an interim report providing no draft recommendations, there is still much speculation. However, there have been glimpses of what is to come and how financial services providers can prepare for 2019.

Every year, we spend time interviewing our clients to better understand their business and the trends most impacting on them.

For the first time ever, we asked customer-owned institutions to provide real data on the cost of compliance in anticipation of potential regulatory change once the Hayne Royal Commission delivers its final report in February 2019.

The Royal Commission into the aged care industry will look at the quality of care provided to frail aged people and people living with disabilities in residential and home aged care.