by Staff Reporter | Aug 10, 2014 | Features, People/Leaders
Talk about a fiscal turnaround: the NRL Manly Warringah Name: Bradley Davison Sea Eagles achieved an operating profit in 2013 for the first time since 1978. And its chief financial officer, Bradley Davison, is intent on keeping the cash rolling in. That’s no...
by Staff Reporter | Aug 10, 2014 | Driving change, Features
Accountants are often called upon to help their small business clients deal with funding and liquidity issues. Why do Australian businesses seek external funds, and how successful are they? This is an important issue. Most people might think that many small businesses...
by Staff Reporter | Aug 10, 2014 | Driving change, Features
In July 2010, Australian accounting and business advisory firm Hall Chadwick announced an alliance with China’s eighth biggest domestically owned accounting firm, ShineWing Certified Public Accountants, creating Melbourne-based ShineWing Hall Chadwick. It was a...
by Staff Reporter | Aug 10, 2014 | Features, Technology
Fernando Corbató, now 87, is sometimes called ‘the man who invented the computer password’, having deployed them at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the early 1960s. Interviewed this year by The Wall Street Journal, he called passwords “a kind of...
by Staff Reporter | Aug 10, 2014 | Features, Technical Advice
Auditors have a critical role in ensuring that Australian investors can be confident and informed in making their investment decisions. High-quality audits support the quality of financial reports and let investors rely on the auditor’s independent assessment of...