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Directors' duties: MPs to weigh purpose beyond profit
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Directors' duties: MPs to weigh purpose beyond profit

Law change would allow directors to take into account bigger picture, including social outcomes and environmental issues. 

Ian Llewellyn 23 Sep 2021
Pacific Edge performs U-turn on capital raise
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Pacific Edge performs U-turn on capital raise

Documents released to the ASX two weeks ago included details of a A$70 million capital raise managed by Bell Potter Securities, Forsyth Barr and Jarden.

Dan Brunskill 23 Sep 2021
Tighter mortgage restrictions delayed
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Tighter mortgage restrictions delayed

The loan-to-valuation-ratio restrictions will hit first-home buyers hardest – they accounted for 76.6% of new lending to owner-occupiers in July. 

Jenny Ruth 23 Sep 2021
Tax skimming software to be banned
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Tax skimming software to be banned

Hospitality businesses using software to make sales look lower to avoid taxes face the prospect of hefty fines.

Ian Llewellyn 22 Sep 2021


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