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With just under four weeks until the End of Financial Year (EOFY), climbing interest rates and uncertainty ahead, what can family businesses do to be prepared?

Effectively managing a modern professional services firm requires a strategic approach to profits, cash flow, and equity.

With the introduction of the Modern Slavery Act in 2018, Australia became a leading jurisdiction in combating Modern Slavery, which is defined as the exploitation of workers where offenders use coercion, threats or deception to exploit employees, and undermine their freedom. The Act made provisions for a statutory review of the act, which commenced in 2022 and concluded with the release of the Report of the statutory review of the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) by the Attorney General's Department on 25 May 2023.

With growing business appetite for innovative financial technology and on-demand finance in recent years, Fintechs have been embraced by businesses and consumers alike. Fintechs now have the opportunity to drive change, expand into other industries – and sometimes even scale up and expand into new markets. As we near business planning season and end of financial year, have you considered how R&D Incentives, tax considerations and a governance structure can support your sustainable growth?

Authorised deposit-taking institutions (ADIs) and the broader banking sector have recently faced significant headwinds, as the sector navigates unprecedented change. How can you best navigate current challenges and leverage opportunities to find efficiencies as you step into the new financial year? Here, we outline eight key considerations you should address to ensure your business is set up for FY24.

Inflation can create tough situations for family businesses, with increased costs and pricing dilemmas. It's important for family businesses to have strategies in place to tackle these challenges, allowing them to thrive.

Business Email Compromise (BEC) is a rapidly growing cyber threat, across all Australian business sectors.

When there is commingling of assets, as often seen in family law or commercial disputes, it can become difficult to identify asset ownership and asset value. In these instances, asset tracing is used to determine the source of the asset and how the asset has been used prior, and in the course of the dispute.

A balancing act: insights from the Federal Budget

Federal Budget 2023–24 tax announcements for business and individuals.

As we approach the Federal Budget on 9 May, we share our insights on the implications of the Government’s recently announced Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions.

Technical knowledge, digital proficiency and human relations are essential skills in our professional services careers – they’re the pillars to the modern workforce, and to thriving in an agile, increasingly technological world. But beyond technical and behavioural skills, qualifications and being entrenched in your advisory service, it’s empathy and understanding your client’s issues that elevate you as a professional. In the pursuit of specialisation, why is it important to also consider developing your industry expertise, and how can you gain it?