Beyond the grid: AI inventors target Excel’s formula
For 40 years, Excel has seen off every challenger. Now AI innovators think they may finally have the recipe that can break Microsoft's spreadsheet dominance.
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Peer reviewed
As technology continues to shape the future of the financial services industry, one area that is gaining traction and challenging the traditional...
The fintech frontier
The fintech frontier
For Derek Condell, managing director of fintech start-up Mafematica, accountants have proven to be not only one of his key target markets, but an...
The digital disruptor
The digital disruptor
For those worried about digital disruption, Xero is a nuisance. The cloud-based accounting software provider has already played a huge role in...
Shield your business
Shield your business
Accounting firm PwC says the ‘big five’ economic crimes are: asset misappropriation (number one globally), accounting fraud, bribery, procurement...
The business of sport
The business of sport
The two headline football codes, represented by the Australian Football League (AFL) and the National Rugby League (NRL), draw in hundreds of...
Rise of the robots
Rise of the robots
The emergence of algorithms that automatically calculate the best course of action for an investment or insurance plan threatens to unseat...
The urge to merge
The urge to merge
That puts accounting at the top of a list of professions likely to be impacted by technology, with 5.1 million jobs in Australia expected to fall...
Your 5 AFSL options
Your 5 AFSL options
What are the changes? In late 2013, the federal government announced sweeping changes to the financial services sector. The Future of Financial...
President’s report: turning disruption into opportunity
President’s report: turning disruption into opportunity
The Bstar 2015 Accountants Research Report cites the top five strategic threats facing the accounting profession:1. Digital disruption and...
Member snapshot: Troy Williams
Member snapshot: Troy Williams
Troy Williams is a corporate accountant and corporate governance and management consultant, based in Perth. He is also a director of Aboriginal...
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