INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – AUSTRALIA

WiseTech helps Aussie tech beat Nasdaq

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Original article by Joanne Tran
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 23 : 3-Dec-24

The S&P/ASX 200 Techology Index had gained 56.4 per cent so far in 2024. The index has outperformed the Australian sharemarket’s other 11 industry groups and the technology-focused NASDAQ-100 in the US, which has gained 24.4 per cent. WiseTech Global, Life360, Xero and Technology One are amongst the ASX-listed technology stocks that have rallied in 2024. Tim Riordan from Blackwattle Investment Partners says factors such as the strong financial metrics of tech stocks has bolstered investor support for the sector. He adds that concerns about the outlook for resources stocks has also prompted investors to favour the tech sector.

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STANDARD AND POOR’S ASX 200 TECHNOLOGY INDEX, NASDAQ, WISETECH GLOBAL LIMITED – ASX WTC, LIFE360 INCORPORATED – ASX 360, XERO LIMITED – ASX XRO, TECHNOLOGY ONE LIMITED – ASX TNE, BLACKWATTLE INVESTMENT PARTNERS PTY LTD

GovERP IT flop the latest in $2.2b lost on projects

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Original article by Tom Burton
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 10 : 20-Aug-24

The federal government has cancelled the cloud-based GovERP project that had been commissioned by its Coalition predecessor. Nearly $341m has been spent on the all-of-government enterprise resource planning project since 2019, and an expert panel has concluded that the GovERP platform cannot be "repurposed" for use by government agencies such as Services Australia. The government has now cancelled about $2.2bn worth of IT projects that were initiated by the Coalition, including a business registry project for the Treasury that was set to be delivered five years and at a major cost blowout.

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AUSTRALIA. SERVICES AUSTRALIA

ACCC targets big tech’s AI power

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Original article by Jared Lynch
The Australian – Page: 15 & 19 : 30-Oct-23

Documents released under freedom of information laws have revealed that the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission has called on Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus to establish a digital platforms ombudsman, so as to help consumers resolve disputes with big technology companies. The documents also show that the ACCC wants UK-style legislation to curb the power of large tech firms like Google, Microsoft and Amazon, claiming that their early dominance in generative AI runs the risk of squeezing out smaller rivals.

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AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION, AUSTRALIA. ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPT, GOOGLE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, MICROSOFT AUSTRALIA, AMAZON.COM INCORPORATED

Let tech be part of vaccine rollout

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Original article by David Swan
The Australian – Page: 13 : 7-Jan-21

The Australian Information Industry Association has urged federal Health Minister Greg Hunt to appoint a representative from the technology industry to the working group tasked with the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine. The AIIA believes a digital expert is needed on the group, as it is worried that the separate sourcing of ICT software and systems by state and territory governments risks a "disjointed approach" that could result in a less effective national vaccination program. Members of the AIIA include Telstra, Salesforce and Apple.

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AUSTRALIAN INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION LIMITED, APPLE PTY LTD, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS

Open banking rules too tough, say start-ups

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Original article by James Eyers
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 13 & 16 : 15-Jan-20

The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission is responsible for the accreditation of financial services providers under the federal government’s ‘open banking’ regime. However, Fintech Australia has criticised the complexity of the process, and notes that it is expected to cost financial technology companies between $50,000 and $100,000 to gain accreditation. Fintech Australia contends that this cost will be prohibitive for many business start-ups. The open banking regime will commence in July, after initially being slated to begin in February.

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FINTECH AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION

ASX creates the Aussie Nasdaq index

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Original article by Paul Smith
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 14 & 16 : 16-Dec-19

Stock exchange operator ASX Limited will launch the S&P All Technology Index in February. It will be based on the Nasdaq Composite Index, and will offer an alternative listing option for technology companies whose capitalisation is too small for the US index. The ASX’s Max Cunningham says the new index should raise the profile of smaller technology companies. The existing S&P/ASX 200 Information Technology index covers just 13 stocks.

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ASX LIMITED – ASX ASX, STANDARD AND POOR’S FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC, NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX, STANDARD AND POOR’S ASX 200 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDEX, WISETECH GLOBAL LIMITED – ASX WTC, APPEN LIMITED – ASX APX, XERO LIMITED – ASX XRO, COMPUTERSHARE LIMITED – ASX CPU, AFTERPAY TOUCH GROUP LIMITED – ASX APT, ALTIUM LIMITED – ASX ALU, LINK ADMINISTRATION HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX LNK, NITRO SOFTWARE LIMITED – ASX NTO, TYRO PAYMENTS LIMITED – ASX TYR, LATITUDE FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED, RETAIL ZOO PTY LTD, PROPERTYGURU LIMITED

Tech experts opt out of My Health system

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Original article by Bo Seo
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 5 : 31-Jan-19

Australians must choose whether to opt out of the federal government’s controversial My Health Record system by 31 January. Data security and privacy concerns have prompted a number of people in the technology sector to opt out of the system, including Freelancer CEO and founder Matt Barrie, who says the government has done an "abysmal job" of protecting Australians’ privacy. Cyber security expert Vijay Varadharajan has also chosen to opt out, although Cyber Security Research Centre CEO Rachael Falk has opted in.

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FREELANCER LIMITED – ASX FLN, CYBER SECURITY RESEARCH CENTRE, AIRTREE VENTURES PTY LTD, MICROSOFT CORPORATION, UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES, UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE

Big banks’ systems not ready for open banking: APRA

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Original article by James Eyers
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 2 : 25-Sep-18

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority chairman Wayne Byres has called on banks to spend more on their IT systems. He says a lack of expenditure on IT has left banks under-prepared for new open banking and credit reporting requirements, while consumer trust in banks will be eroded if their systems continue to suffer from outages. Byres also says it is hard to forecast what impact changes to technology will have on the banking sector.

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AUSTRALIAN PRUDENTIAL REGULATION AUTHORITY, NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED – ASX NAB, COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA – ASX CBA, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ, AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES AND INVESTMENTS COMMISSION, FINTECH AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

ASX predicts rise of technology titans

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Original article by Yolanda Redrup
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 16 : 21-May-18

Latitude Financial and Colonial First State Global Asset Management are among the companies that could potentially list on the Australian sharemarket before the end of 2018. The bourse has traditionally been heavily weighted toward banking and resources stocks. However, ASX executive Max Cunningham says more technology companies could be added to the S&P/ASX 20 in the next decade, given that the sector continues to be the most popular among investors.

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LATITUDE FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED, COLONIAL FIRST STATE GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT, PROSPA PTY LTD, ASX LIMITED – ASX ASX, CSL LIMITED – ASX CSL, XERO LIMITED – ASX XRO, NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED – ASX NAB, BIG UN LIMITED – ASX BIG, GETSWIFT LIMITED – ASX GSW

Facebook fallout hits technology stocks

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Original article by Supratim Adhikari
The Australian – Page: 17 & 26 : 29-Mar-18

Investor sentiment toward Australian-listed technology companies turned bearish on 28 March, in the wake of a similar sell-down on Wall Street. WiseTech Global was among the hardest hit, shedding 4.6 per cent to close at $A10.11, while Altium, Appen and Xero all fell by at least two per cent. Julia Lee of Bell Direct stresses that Australian technology stocks do not use large volumes of data so they are not exposed to the same risks as US peers such as Facebook. She does note that many local tech stocks are overvalued.

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WISETECH GLOBAL LIMITED – ASX WTC, ALTIUM CAPITAL LIMITED, APPEN LIMITED – ASX APX, XERO LIMITED – ASX XRO, BELL DIRECT, FACEBOOK INCORPORATED, CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA LLC, NASDAQ, LINCOLN INDICATORS PTY LTD, GENTRACK GROUP LIMITED – ASX GTK, STANDARD AND POOR’S ASX 200 INDEX