February 2022
IDP Education profits as students switch to other countries
Overseas students shifting demand away from Australia to countries with open borders has helped IDP Education revive its fortunes.
- Julie Hare
July 2020
Regulators, investors prepare for COVID complications in reporting
Listed companies will be compelled to disclose how much they called on government support when they present their full-year results.
- Jonathan Shapiro
November 2019
How accounting is changing after Hayne
Jessica Fries says responses to the Banking Royal Commission are "not credible" without a re-think on how businesses measure and report performance.
- Bo Seo
September 2019
- Opinion
- Opinion
Reporting season winners to watch
Here's why Altium, Jumbo Interactive and Nanosonics stood out from the crowd.
- Elio D'Amato
August 2019
'When PNG wobbles Oil Search will wobble': CEO
The oil and gas producer is struggling to keep a $US14 billion ($20.7 billion) LNG expansion project on track in Papua New Guinea.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Challenger can prosper in world of low interest rates
Challenger says sales of annuities are resilient despite disruption in the wealth sector.
- Jonathan Shapiro
- Opinion
- Opinion
Falling for the leaders of a bedraggled pack
In an ailing sector, double-digit returns stand out. BNP and Credit Suisse have outperformed European bank stocks this year.
- The Lex Column
October 2015
Grant Thornton pays SEC penalty over audit independence breach
Grant Thornton's Australian audit firm has paid $241,000 to settle United States regulators' charges for violating audit independence rules.
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- Agnes King
August 2015
AMP Capital expects higher property values in reporting season
AMP Capital's Global Property Securities team is predicting Australia's real estate investment trusts are likely to show a stronger than expected performance this reporting season, with much improved valuations
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- Matthew Cranston
February 2015
Outside advice helps boards cope with tsunami of change
Australia has kicked off 2015 with a soft economy. But if that’s not enough, the new normal of unprecedented digital disruption is causing business people sleepless nights.
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- James Dunn
Business a 3-D world: dynamism, digitisation, disruption
Digitisation and disruption are not only increasing the competitive pressures on companies, they are shrinking the reaction times.
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- James Sherbon
Boards urged to look beyond diversity
Investors have warned skills-shy and growth-averse boards not to allow companies to stand still lest they lose their position in today’s fast-paced market.
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- Olga Galacho
Director liability laws onerous, confusing: lobby group
Australia needs to continue its efforts to reform director liability laws around the country, the Australian Institute of Company Directors says.
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- Joshua Gliddon
For company directors, change is the new main game
Digital disruption follows a Hobbesian arch: it is nasty, short and unforgiving – and accelerating in Australia, according to Deloitte.
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- Andrew Birmingham