Finance
From bean-counters to cyber-sleuths: how accountants are a frontline defence against online crime
Once considered to be simply “bean counters”, accountants now play an important role in the defence, investigation and protection against cybercrime.
The ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’ is exposing older Australians to the risk of financial abuse
Young Australians who would have once been locked out of home ownership are increasingly relying on the so-called Bank of Mum and Dad to get a deposit or to guarantee a bank loan.
Australia will soon have its first Islamic bank. What does this mean, and what are the challenges?
Islamic banks have become an integral part of the financial system in many Muslim-majority countries, as well as in nations with sizeable Muslim minorities such as the United Kingdom, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
