Compliance Stories

Australian Stories

Compliance stories

Australian SMEs brace for fuel, power cost pressures

Most Australian SMEs expect fuel and utility bills to squeeze margins over the next year, while 73% see the economy weakening.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Yesterday

Robotics

MathWorks R2026b adds AI tools for engineering teams

Engineering teams can now automate verification and manage product variants more easily as the latest MATLAB and Simulink release adds AI tools.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Today

Global Stories

Compliance stories

Digital Transformation

Europe's AI ambitions outpace consumer trust, report says

Consumer trust is lagging behind AI rollouts in Europe, where fewer than one in five organisations are on schedule with transformation work.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Yesterday

Risk & Compliance

Study finds AI can use wrong document despite retrieval

Accuracy can still slip when similar records are nearby, leaving AI systems to answer from the wrong source despite finding the right document.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Today

Data Protection

Officeology warns paper records pose GDPR compliance risk

Businesses risk costly GDPR breaches because paper files can escape digital controls, go missing for months and be harder to trace.

By Regine Laguilles • 4 min read • Today

Supply Chain

Microlise appoints Patrick Viney as Asia-Pacific director

Pressure on fleet operators to improve safety and compliance is driving Microlise's regional push as it expands sales across Australia and New Zealand.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Today

Robotics

Gartner flags 10 tech trends for 2027 as AI governance

Firms face rising risks from unchecked AI adoption, as the advisory group warns of breaches, compliance failures and vendor lock-in by 2028.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Today

Data Protection

Acronis names Tony Stratton as ANZ general manager

The hire strengthens Acronis' push to grow its ANZ channel as MSPs demand simpler tools to manage rising cyber risk and IT complexity.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Today

Data governance

Snowflake launches AI control tools for business definitions

The new features let enterprises audit AI agents' access, spending and definitions, as businesses struggle with inconsistent context across systems.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 6 min read • Today

Digital Transformation

Australia & New Zealand firms struggle to prove AI ROI

Most companies in Australia and New Zealand still cannot show AI has paid for itself, with 68% saying it has not justified the spend.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Today

Risk & Compliance

Google launches Gemini training bundles for finance, law

Free courses on Google Skills aim to help finance and legal staff use Gemini for tasks from bond issuance to contract review.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 2 min read • Today

Document Management

IRIS launches AI document management for accountants

The cloud-based system could cut manual filing and searching for firms still juggling emails, portals and spreadsheets.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Today

Data Protection

Digital sovereignty in practice: three examples of balancing control with global reach

Enterprises are reworking infrastructure to keep data and traffic under local control while still accessing global cloud and trading networks.

By Matthias Guenther and Ana Maria Ordonez • 5 min read • Today

Stories from Other Regions

Compliance stories

Security Information and Event Management

Akeneo launches Autumn Release 2026 & buys Dataggo

Enterprise teams will gain tighter control over AI-driven product data as Akeneo adds governance tools, Shopify support and new supplier workflows.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Yesterday

Data Protection

Beyond the Selfie: How EU AML Reform Could Reshape Customer Onboarding

From July 2027, firms will face stricter proof-of-identity rules that could slow onboarding unless they adopt trusted digital credentials and better audit trails.

By Clive Bourke • 2 min read • Yesterday

Data governance

How Chinese AI Data Vendors Can Earn Global Trust in Healthcare

International buyers will judge Chinese healthcare data vendors on provenance, privacy and auditability, not low prices, as trust becomes the real test.

By Edmund Ng • 5 min read • Today