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Less paperwork, less compliance risk: CCH

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
... per cent. The software automates much of the production of annual, interim and other statutory financial reports, reducing human error. It is also fully compliant with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and financial statements required ...

Adviser award highlights need for women-centric advice

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
... statistics have significant social and fiscal implications for us all." Clark referred to a 2006 report quoted on the Australian Human Rights commission website suggesting that half of women aged between 45 and 59 have less than $8000 in retirement savings. ...

Japan shall overcome

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
... Fears would remain exaggerated until the true extent of the damage and the radioactive fallout are quantified because of the human tendency to extrapolate the unknown into a doomsday scenario. Here's the Sydney Morning Herald's take for one. "A FULL-BLOWN ...

Share plummet overplayed - fund managers

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2011
... huge market sell off occurred yesterday afternoon when another explosion hit a Fukishima nuclear plant, heightening the human risk from radiation. Wealth managers are concerned that this 'knee jerk' reaction is denting investors' portfolios unnecessarily. ...

Mind the leadership gap: survey

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011
... discretionary, consumer staples, information technology, industrials or resources. Andrew Beveridge, Senior Consultant - Human Capital at Aon Hewitt, a global human resources consulting firm, said life was tough at the top. "There's more demands on people ...

Desert storm

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
Christchurch continues to dig through the rubble left by the tremor that hit the region three days ago in the hope of rescuing all those still trapped underneath. While on the other part of the globe, Libyan butcher Qaddafi continues to turn his country ...

Growth spoiler

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2011
... and New South Wales. Queensland was most devastated with the flood drowning about 75 per cent of the state. The toll on human and animal life, properties, personal belongings and family mementos could not be exaggerated enough, but for our purposes there ...

ACCC gives go ahead to SGX-ASX deal

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2010
... critical of the deal, with Greens leader Bob Brown going so far as to condemn the transaction on the basis of Singapore's human rights record. Nothing stirs emotions more than foreign takeovers, meaning the issue could become the first real test of the ...

Aviiid prepares to launch fund

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2010
... financial and professional services as chair. She is also a board member for Mercer Investment Nominees, Risk Committee and Human Resources, Remuneration and Nominations Committee. Her appointment comes before the launch of the firm's new fund, which ...

Hunter Hall shares profits with charity

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
... world issues comes at a crucial time for action. "Our environment is withering, bio-diversity is diminishing and preventable human suffering is flourishing. Now is the time when each of us must do what is in our power," said Hall. HHL took its total ...