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Managers who allow flexible work send an important message to staff about trust.

How to make flexible work successful

13 Aug 2018

Flexible work arrangements offer a potential win-win for both job-seekers and employers, but making them run well needs trust and good management of several key issues, say the experts.

Planning is your friend in a chaotic commercial environment, it helps you to understand where the organisation is heading.

How to plan, budget and forecast when the only constant is change

09 Aug 2018

When the business environment is shifting constantly, how do business owners and their accountants apply structure to forward planning so they can adequately plan, budget and forecast?

Parents can influence their children’s financial behaviours by displaying and reinforcing disciplined approaches to money matters.

5 ways to teach your kids about money and improve their financial literacy

06 Aug 2018

In our hyper-connected digital age, news about self-made teenage millionaires and cryptocurrency trends abound and yet, on the other side of the coin, research shows financial literacy in young Australians is declining.

Many firms do not regularly reach out to their clients to get insights that will help deliver greater value.

Use data analytics to deliver distinctive experiences to your accounting clients

03 Aug 2018

The accounting profession is well-placed to take advantage of the emerging data analytics revolution but it will require a redesign for many firms, as well as a major change of mindset.

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Work Smart

Without the right technology, remote work is nearly impossible.

4 things that make remote work successful

01 Aug 2018

As ideas about traditional office structures are challenged, barriers are breaking down and employees are learning to work remotely. Trust, it turns out, is a key element in making remote work successful.

Cloud automation software makers have worked out that they can offer users many more functions by cooperating with one another.

Use cloud automation platforms to boost team productivity

01 Aug 2018

How to save time and improve your team’s productivity using cloud automation software.

Ronesh Dayal CPA, CFO Bank South Pacific. Photo: Rocky Roe.

CFO roles change rapidly so learn something new every day

01 Aug 2018

As CFO of Bank South Pacific, which has the largest branch network in Papua New Guinea and South Pacific markets, Ronesh Dayal CPA is constantly seeking to fine-tune the bank’s operations.

Eva Kaminski CPA, CFO of Auckland-based natural supplements company GO Healthy

A day in the life of a CPA: Eva Kaminski, CFO of Auckland-based GO Healthy

01 Aug 2018

Eva Kaminski CPA is CFO of GO Healthy, an Auckland-based natural supplements company that produces and distributes a range of natural health products. Kaminski was previously employed by L’Oréal for more than a decade, the last five of which she served as CFO of the company’s New Zealand division. Here, she shares her typical workday.


THE ECONOMY

The property market is deflating, but with a gentle hiss rather than a cacophonous bang. House prices in Sydney have been hit the hardest.

Outlook for property prices: lower for longer?

07 Aug 2018

What is the outlook for Australian property prices now that the property market has passed its peak? Will house prices continue to deflate in key markets?

India is experiencing an e-commerce boom as start-ups emerge and consumers jump on the digital bandwagon.

India's road to global economic powerhouse is paved with reform and innovation

01 Aug 2018

India's economic growth has been propelled by government reforms, business innovation and a dynamic young workforce.

A potential food security crisis looms in the decades to come, if not sooner.

Global food security: are we running out of time?

01 Aug 2018

When it comes to a potential global food insecurity, leading experts are stressing it is better to be proactive than reactive.

Transport in particular has been fertile ground for Singapore’s sharing economy - or shareconomy - with bike sharing services taking off, and car and van sharing services following suit.

Inside Singapore's sharing economy

01 Aug 2018

If the sharing economy is an idea whose time has arrived, Singapore is front and centre. Its modern information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure and usage, demographics, tourism, consumer preferences and government support are all key drivers of the so-called shareconomy.


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