by Chris Sheedy | Feb 22, 2024 | Features
Find out why the vendor is selling Before you look at the books, Sharma says, develop a clear understanding of why the business is being sold. “This is more important than the dollar value,” he says. “Is it about retirement, or do they just want a change of career?...
by Associate Professor Michael Coelli, Dr Jan Kabatek, Maxwell Yong | Feb 21, 2024 | Features
The package saw fees for “low demand” fields rise by up to 117 per cent, and the fees for “high demand” fields drop by as much as 59 per cent. At the time, the then-Government believed these big financing changes were bound to affect student choices. But did they? Our...
by Michelle Lyons, Roland Rajah, Grace Stanhope | Feb 20, 2024 | Features
Australia is looking to lift its engagement with Southeast Asia. Australia’s Special Envoy to ASEAN, Nicholas Moore, last year set out a new economic strategy to deliver on that ambition. One critical recommendation, which so far has received little public attention,...
by Hallie Donkin | Feb 19, 2024 | Features
ASIC’s statistics show insolvency activity, including external administration and court liquidation, increasing, while ABS data reveals that the number of business exits increased by 27% year-on-year during the 2022-23 financial year. Payment times for small...
by Hallie Donkin | Feb 15, 2024 | Features
The Australian Sanctions Office (ASO) monitors compliance with sanctions that have been imposed by Australia or by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) – as a member of the UN, Australia must implement the latter alongside its autonomous sanctions. Sanctions...