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Globally, corporate leaders are strategising to protect their businesses, while also looking to reposition them for the future.

In better health: How Asia has fought on financially

South-East Asia’s financial behemoths have embraced innovation in a bid to stave off the worst of COVID-19’s economic impact. The region’s financial leaders, CFOs and CPAs, tell us how.

How can auditors maintain audit quality, continue to comply with auditing standards and satisfy the regulators amid COVID-19 constraints?

Australia test case for remote audits using technology

Remote working and travel restrictions are changing the way audits are conducted. Here's how to utilise technology and get the job done.

In an era where consumers are much less reliant on cash, central bank digital currencies could quickly fill the void.

Central banks firm up plans for digital currencies

Countries are weighing up their involvement in a new central bank digital currency.

Even in “normal” times, there is an element of art in economic forecasting.

Can we predict our economic future?

The economic fallout from the COVID-19 crisis is one of those black swan events no one saw coming. In its aftermath, can we foresee what's coming next?

Karen Cheng CPA, finance director of Starbucks in Singapore. Photo: Rebecca Toh.

Karen Cheng CPA delivers real change at Starbucks Singapore

Karen Cheng CPA, finance director of Starbucks in Singapore, is passionate about using her finance skills to deliver change, particularly on sustainability outcomes expected by the brand's customers.

Uncertainty about the outbreak’s trajectory remains the biggest obstacle for experts trying to forecast what the future might hold.

6 tips to navigate uncertainty for brave finance professionals

Businesses from all walks of life are hemorrhaging cash as the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps the globe. Here, CFOs from different sectors tell how they're navigating uncertain times.

Despite several funding options, funding difficulties remain a major challenge for Australian fintech start-ups, especially when it comes to seed and early stage funding.

How Australia can improve its global fintech position

Australia has great strides to make if it is to catch up with leading fintech and regulatory technology (Regtech) hubs like Hong Kong, Singapore and Switzerland.

As people turned to digital payment to fight the spread of COVID-19, the march toward cashless societies suddenly picked up pace.

Cashless payments spike in fight against COVID-19

One of the side effects of the COVID-19 pandemic is an uptick in cashless attractions. Does this mean the death of actual dollars and cents?

Life has not been easy for those on the land over the past several years, but their jobs remain vital to the nation.

Tough for farmers despite food supply abundance in Australia

The COVID-19 crisis has demonstrated the best of our food security measures. Even amid the panic buying there has been enough fresh produce to go around, but how has the virus affected our food producers?

Lisy Kane, co-founder of Girl Geek Academy, Melbourne, presenting at the academy’s flagship #SheHacks program, an all-female hackathon event in February 2020.

Hackathon: create fresh ideas to solve business challenges

Hackathons, long a team-building mainstay of Silicon Valley, are now being adopted in more traditional corporations. Is it time to take them seriously?

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