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Not only has progress stalled on the number of women being appointed CEO, but the numbers show a small decline on three years ago.
04 Mar 2021 Leadership

Unequal opportunity: Where are all the female CEOs?

Women in business have made giant strides in recent decades, but new statistics suggest female leadership is going backwards. What is behind the problematic figures?

Rest assured: Making choices about life insurance

Many Australians don’t have an adequate amount of cover to support their beneficiaries. Here’s what you need to know about term life insurance.

03 Mar 2021 Lifestyle
The key to success in email management is deliberate, intentional behaviour and habits.

The secret to successful email management

Is email overload making you unproductive? Email management expert Tim Hynes shares his recommendations to keep on top of the email inbox.

01 Mar 2021 Workplace
Businesses across all industries are expected to meet their digitally savvy customers’ expectations of a seamless experience across all channels and touchpoints.

How to deliver a great customer service experience

To win in the next normal, accountancy and finance businesses will need to create inclusive experiences that build an emotional connection with customers.

01 Mar 2021 Technology Strategy
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THE ECONOMY

Economists anticipate prolonged economic uncertainty, but are confident recovery will certainly be led by technology-intensive jobs and industries.
01 Mar 2021 Economics

8 ways the COVID-19 recession will change your life

Efforts to chart an economic recovery after COVID-19 will be complex but crucial - and they should start now.

What has become ingrained is the understanding of the need to save for retirement from an early age.

Should Australia delay its super guarantee increase?

The Australian Treasury’s Retirement Income Review report potentially supports the government’s plans to slow down the increase in the superannuation guarantee and encourage retirees to use the equity in their homes to fund their retirement. Is this a viable way forward? Three experts weigh in.

01 Mar 2021 Superannuation Economics
According to RateCity, Australians are reported to have closed almost 400,000 credit card accounts between March and June 2020, during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Are the days of credit card debt numbered?

The way we pay for goods and services has changed, with more consumers shunning credit cards in favour of alternatives, online and off. Are the days of record-high credit card debt numbered?

01 Mar 2021 Economics
If productivity is the engine that drives the economy, it is not too hard to draw the conclusion that it needs to be serviced.

Can boosting the economy improve productivity?

Does productivity boost the economy or vice versa? For a combined end goal of economic growth and improved productivity, the two must be viewed as both cause and effect.

01 Mar 2021 Economics Strategy

Work Smart

An inclusive workplace is one in which people are accepted for who they are.
01 Mar 2021 Workplace

Disability employment: The cost of exclusion

Disability inclusion benefits everyone - so why aren't more organisations seriously invested in disability employment?

One of the really intriguing things about the last six months is seeing how swiftly even large organisations can completely change the way their workforces approach a working day, without a significant loss of productivity.

Slow progress towards equality in parental leave

The gradual evolution of maternity leave to parental leave signals progress, but much has yet to be achieved in ensuring the policies and the return to work experience are equal for men and women.

01 Mar 2021 Workplace Careers
Diverse teams are more accepting of others from backgrounds unlike their own and they are more open to different ways of doing things.

Why you should hire a diverse team

Organisations that view diversity as a mere box to be ticked stand to lose out on the wealth of new perspectives, higher employee engagement and capacity to innovate that can result when diversity is genuinely valued.

01 Mar 2021 Workplace
With Australia in an enviable position of having the outbreak under control, some people may not see the urgent need for the jab. But what if your employer disagrees?

COVID-19: Will vaccination be mandatory?

Will employers be able to require staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19? It boils down to the nature of the job.

24 Feb 2021 Workplace

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The whole financial services industry has been in a state of flux for some time now, and major industry changes are still looming.
01 Mar 2021 Accounting

What's the future for financial services?

Two years on from the release of the final Royal Commission report, Australia's financial services industry remains in a state of flux, with new layers of complexity and regulation.

Support for climate action is building in the corporate sector, but is it happening fast enough? Can we transform our eco-anxiety into action that moves the dial?

Eco-anxiety: What it is and how accountants can help

The persistent threat of climate change makes it a difficult issue to comprehend. Here’s how accountants can be proactive and help to alleviate their own ‘eco-anxiety’.

14 Jan 2021 Accounting Sustainability
Three senior CPA discuss what they learnt from 2020 and how they plan to identify 2021’s risks and opportunities.

Top accounting trends for 2021

For some accountants, the challenges of 2020 are now the opportunities of 2021. Here are some of the trends that lie ahead.

04 Feb 2021 Accounting Strategy
The initiative for mandating climate-related financial disclosures is consistent with consensus views from alliances such as the 72-member Network of Central Banks and Supervisors for Greening the Financial System (NGFS).

Climate risk reporting on the agenda

The landscape of corporate reporting is entering a period of re-imagining, starting with the all-important step of increased focus on climate risk reporting.

01 Feb 2021 Sustainability Accounting

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