The game changer

The game changer

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...
Breaking the SME finance myth

Breaking the SME finance myth

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...
Taking flight

Taking flight

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...
Exit the password?

Exit the password?

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...
Making audits measure up

Making audits measure up

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...