Current conditions the perfect ‘breeding ground’ for scams. The pandemic, ongoing lockdowns and tax return time are leading to a perfect scam storm, says Dr Suranga Seneviratne from the School of Computer Science. Dr Suranga […] COVID, lockdowns, tax time: scammers pose triple threat […]
Young adults gamble more around peers A new study finds 18 to 24-year-olds took riskier financial decisions when being observed, lending weight to this theory that can potentially influence public policy. Earlier this year, Reddit Why GameStop didn’t surprise economists […]
By Jun Du, Aston University and Oleksandr Shepotylo, Aston University Seven months after Britain’s exit from the EU, the chilly effects on UK trade are being felt. Total exports of UK goods and services were Brexit: UK services are losing out to EU rivals – but Asia could be big winner […]
By Peter Martin, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Poor people are different to rich people, and not only in the amount of money they’ve got. They are also different in something that flows The true cost of the government’s changes to JobSeeker is incalculable. It’s as if it didn’t learn from Robodebt […]
Australian businesses say the risk of fraud will increase this year, despite an expected move away from the widespread remote working which left them more open to being a victim, a KPMG Forensic survey has Fraud risk to rise, despite move away from remote working […]
The use of management consultants has grown enormously in recent years. In the UK, consultancy brings in around £10 billion a year in fees across the public and private sectors. And while not totally recession-proof, Management consultants in healthcare do more harm than good, but keep getting rehired – new research […]
The personal banker of the future is more likely to be a highly intelligent machine than a human, using quantum computing to continuously provide individual, tailored services to customers, according to a new report How quantum computing and AI will build your wealth in financial services […]