2015-16 Federal Budget Business tax measures

This whitepaper summarises the 2015-16 Federal Budget and the impact to businesses. It also outlines changes to personal tax and superannuation announcements that affect business owners. Key tax changes outlined by Federal Treasurer, Joe Hockey in the 2015-16 Federal Budget announced on 12 May 2015, impacting business include: > Reducing the tax rate for more than 90 per cent of incorporated businesses with annual turnover under $2 million.

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Brooks Macdonald

At Brooks Macdonald, our aim is to enhance our clients’ wealth through the provision of our investment solutions. We seek to build trusting relationships founded on the professionalism of our people, who are selected for their ability to relate to clients, analytical skills, outlook and drive. Our employees have allowed us to instil a culture that supports consistency in every aspect of our business. Together with our transparent investment process, this allows us to partner with professional advisers to complement their services and benefit our mutual clients. These include private investors, trusts, charities, pension funds and institutions. Investing carries risk. Investment means that your capital is at risk and that there is no certainty that you will receive your capital back or that a positive return on your investment will be made. Past performance is no guide to future performance.

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The New Era of Financial Operations Management

whitePaper | May 23, 2022

The need to accelerate the journey to financial operations excellence has seen the emergence of packaged, purpose-built Financial Operations Management solutions to elevate persistently manual processes that are ripe for transformation. They typically include workflows and automation, intelligence, analytics, and collaboration. These are all proven to deliver predictable returns, from speeding up the close, to reducing DSO, to streamlining netting and settlement processes. A purpose-built approach accelerates delivery and reduces delivery risk while realizing predictable returns on investment.

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The future role of banks

whitePaper | October 6, 2022

Financial services are undergoing a shift today that is changing the face of banking. Gone are the days of monolithic banking, in which products and services are siloed off from each other, and banks manage their own mainframes. The future of banking is digital, and this demands agile, instant and intelligent IT infrastructure. Established banks will no longer be expected to act alone in developing and distributing products. New models like open banking and real-time payments incentivize banks to collaborate with partners, new start-ups and established players within and beyond the financial services industry. But this future path also poses risks, as any potential collaborator could also be a competitor. Established banks will have to think more like fintechs and challenger banks, while continuing to ensure security, compliance and a full suite of services for consumers and businesses alike.

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Open Banking, Open Finance, Open Economy: THE NEW IDENTITY OF FINANCE

whitePaper | May 24, 2022

Trends in customer demand, technology, and regulation drive the development of an open financial ecosystem in which the consensual sharing of customer data among financial institutions (FIs) and businesses creates new value for consumers and business users. This Aite-Novarica Group report analyzes this trend and the evolution from open banking to open finance and to a truly open economy. The report is based on interviews with executives from banks and fintech firms in Europe and North America.

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Value-Driven Experiences Led by API in Fintech

whitePaper | March 17, 2022

As a growing number of consumers and businesses incorporate web and mobile apps into their daily routines, businesses are discovering valuable new uses for previously isolated data sources. APIs (application programming interfaces) are the tools that allow businesses to put that data to use by inspiring innovative developers to create new business opportunities and improve existing products, systems, and operations.

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Fintech on Alibaba Cloud

whitePaper | May 17, 2021

The FinTech industry has undergone a period of rapid growth, thanks to advancing digitization and the integration of smart devices into our day-to-day lives. As a result, a range of innovative e-lending and e-payment solutions now exist, helping customers around the world gain access to these financial services. This is especially true in emerging markets, where traditional financial services companies are not growing quickly enough or providing the level of ubiquitous that FinTech companies can seamlessly provide, thanks to their impressive accessibility. Learn how the Alibaba Cloud FinTech on the Cloud solution can boost end user satisfaction and expedites their time-to-market.

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5 Key Challenges in Payments Modernization

whitePaper | September 30, 2022

The pandemic caused lasting changes in consumer behavior, and the financial industry must adapt to the rapidly-evolving market. Stay-at-home orders caused many to shift to digital transactions, and these new habits have dramatically accelerated the need for payments systems modernization at financial institutions of all sizes. Legacy financial systems are ill-equipped to handle the rising volume of payments. Cyber fraud concerns have also increased as fraudsters around the globe developed sophisticated new ways to exploit financial systems, at a time when many institutions are still facing staffing shortages. Combined, these factors have made modernization of payments systems a top priority. “The dialogue in the U.S. payments ecosystem has irreversibly shifted toward offering increased speed, more choices, and simpler ways of sending and receiving payments," according to a 2022 Federal Reserve report.

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Spotlight

Brooks Macdonald

At Brooks Macdonald, our aim is to enhance our clients’ wealth through the provision of our investment solutions. We seek to build trusting relationships founded on the professionalism of our people, who are selected for their ability to relate to clients, analytical skills, outlook and drive. Our employees have allowed us to instil a culture that supports consistency in every aspect of our business. Together with our transparent investment process, this allows us to partner with professional advisers to complement their services and benefit our mutual clients. These include private investors, trusts, charities, pension funds and institutions. Investing carries risk. Investment means that your capital is at risk and that there is no certainty that you will receive your capital back or that a positive return on your investment will be made. Past performance is no guide to future performance.

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