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The Wallis Inquiry: its place in the evolution of the Australian financial system

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The Wallis Inquiry, recently completed, is the third major national report on the Australian financial system. Of the 115 recommendations, 114 have been accepted by the government. Common threads related to how to deal with the competitive position of banks run through this inquiry and the previous inquiries of 1936 and 1981. For the current inquiry, the problem is no longer banking decline, but the power of the banks. The solution is being looked for in private competition, not regulation. Banks may now be taken over by foreign banks as they lose their monopoly of the payments system.

Banking industry, Australia, Financial services industry, Finance, Financial services, Reports

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Resource consents: intangible fixed assets?

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Issues concerning the accounting of ingantible assets are examined, focusing on whether a right to act, or the permission to act, can be considered an intangible asset. Topics include the conclusion that resource consents, such as those issued in New Zealand's 1991 Resource Management Act, should be listed in annual reports under the spirit of fair accounting although they are not strictly required under international accounting standards.

Accounting, auditing, & bookkeeping, Accounting & Auditing Services, Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services, New Zealand, Standards, Statistical Data Included, Accounting and auditing, Accounting, Intangible property, Intangible assets

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