Superheroes

With the power to see into the future and keep global economies afloat, accountants are truly today’s superheroes. See why.

The sooner an insolvency practitioner is made aware of a client’s financial difficulties, the more options become available to the accountant and client.

01 Dec 2020 INPRACTICE

Insolvency: How to recognise the signs

Learning to recognise early signs of trouble, and partnering with an insolvency expert, can help public practitioners save their clients from going under.

The Monitoring Group says it wants all levels of the governance and oversight framework to be subject to transparent accountability processes, including regular effectiveness reviews and enhanced reporting in the public domain.

Assessing the reset on international standard-setting

After five years of consultation with regulators, standard-setting groups and other key stakeholders worldwide, the Monitoring Group of international financial regulators has released its way forward for revising the governance structure for setting standards in audit and ethics.

01 Dec 2020 Auditing Ethics

In the US and several other jurisdictions, financial reporting has moved into the digital era. But Australian companies have yet to go down that path.

Digital reporting: The way forward for financial reports

Digital reporting has been successfully adopted overseas, but Australian corporates are yet to be convinced.

20 Nov 2020 Accounting Technology

Remote work and the complexities of the hybrid workplace have emerged as major issues for many organisations.

How accountants met the challenges of COVID-19

The pandemic has created a whole new set of challenges for accountants – from untangling complex stimulus schemes and adapting to new technology, to leading staff and clients through uncharted waters, and safeguarding their own and their clients’ businesses. This is how two CPAs have risen to the challenges of 2020.

10 Nov 2020 Accounting

THE ECONOMY

The first obvious step to allow for any economic recovery to succeed is to be able to manage the coronavirus.

02 Dec 2020 Economics

The 4 pillars of a post-pandemic economic recovery

Financial experts weigh in on what needs to be done to pull the economy out of the recession, looking at the challenges and opportunities ahead.

The largely deserted forecourt of the Louvre in Paris, in October 2020. The Louvre is one of the most visited museums in the world, but visitor numbers have dwindled to less than a third compared to the same time last year.

Tourism sector: Dealing with a vanishing market

While businesses in several sectors pivot their operations to stay afloat, the travel industry needs to venture further while being very much grounded.

01 Dec 2020 Economics

Plant-based products can also complement animal products as Australia seeks to ramp up its meat exports.

A matter of taste: Meat alternatives market set for growth

Conversations about "clean" eating and sustainable meat production are increasingly prevalent, and plant-based alternatives have become a meaty subject.

01 Dec 2020 Economics Sustainability

Many experts are predicting a surge in M&A transactions over the medium term, as opportunities arise out of the current crisis for companies to acquire distressed businesses and assets at heavily discounted prices.

The new-normal of mergers and acquisitions

Following a noticeable slowdown, merger and acquisition activity is expected to pick up in the medium term, albeit in a dramatically different landscape.

01 Dec 2020 Economics Strategy

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