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Professional firms try to avoid such errors by quality assurance procedures, like peer reviews and arithmetic checking.

The changes to the Basel II Framework are a response to the global financial crisis, and will be implemented by APRA in Australia by late 2010.

In good times, many legal questions may be academic. But when there is a crisis, whether basic legal principles have been followed becomes a vital question.

In the post-COVID business world, now is the time for advisors and their clients to assess the viability of the business.

Australia’s data centre sector is entering a new phase of regulatory oversight. Following our previous article on data centre usage and modular development, including the associated energy and cost benefits, the federal government’s recent announcement of a national interest framework for data centres and AI infrastructure is a timely introduction.

As populations grow and society changes, cities need to ensure that they plan and develop with the future in mind.

The faces were familiar. The rhetoric of the statement concluding the summit was for the most part, familiar. And yet it was clear to the world watching this latest gathering of the Group of 20 (Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, México, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Korea, Turkey, the United Kingdom, United States and European Union) Group of 20 (Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy

Recent projects indicate that the climate is improving and investor confidence in the infrastructure market is growing. Although Australia did not experience a recession, it has still experienced the same difficulties as the rest of the global finance sector, as liquidity left the wholesale financial markets, and the confidence levels of investors (of both debt and equity) fell.

On 12 December 2008 the Rudd Government announced details of a '10% temporary investment allowance' aimed towards boosting the economy.

As a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, there are very uncertain times ahead for the economy. Protective measures such as banning ...

Businesses will be able to take advantage of measures including asset write-offs, loss carry backs and hiring credits.

As energy shocks intensify and Australia's fuel-security vulnerabilities become more acute, businesses relying on imported liquid fuels face mounting pressure on margins and operations. This analysis examines how firms can move beyond short-term crisis management to build structural resilience through contract redesign, operational efficiency, fleet transformation, and supply chain reconfiguration.

Labour costs are important, but what else can employers do to make their workplaces more competitive?

Global wine consumption has plummeted to its lowest level since 1961, with Australia facing a structural crisis of oversupply and declining demand. As export markets contract and consumer preferences shift toward premium wines, the industry confronts a fundamental question: can it restructure quickly enough to survive, or will the market force the transformation by default?

Many US citizens living in Australia and elsewhere around the world have found themselves faced with the difficult decision of whether to keep or renounce their US citizenship.

These strategy documents are aimed at improving infrastructure management, development and investment across the State.

It is often said that the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) was caused by defaults on sub prime loans in the United States. Such defaults were merely symptoms of the underlying problem, rather than the cause, which of course was the over accumulation of debt by both businesses and consumers alike. Although investment markets have since seen significant appreciation since March 2009, it is now perhaps timely to review what, if any, improvements have really been made in the battle against the pernicio