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August 08, 2012 Integrated Reporting: It's Streamlined - But Will the Benefits Outstrip the Costs?
In his online report, prominent Australian shareholder activist Stephen
Mayne listed 16 major businesses that were solvent when audited in 2010
but went bust shortly after. No wonder there's widespread
dissatisfaction with traditional annual reports as indicators of an
organisation's true position, shouted business pundits. However, this
may all change next year with a new reporting format designed to meet
the needs of a more sustainable, globalised 21st century world.
"Integrated reporting" combines social, environmental and governance
information with financial reports to tell a concise, coherent story
about an organisation. Roger Simnett, an accounting professor at the
Australian School of Business, who's on the international taskforce
charged with creating a better reporting framework, says the big
challenge in the switch to a more integrated approach is in convincing
companies that its benefits will outweigh the costs.
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July 09, 2012 Resilience Training: Is Your Boss Copping Out on Burnout?
Resilience training is on the rise as bosses, under organisational
pressure to do more with fewer resources, try to address the increasing
stress levels of their employees. New workplace health and safety rules
put the onus on managers to act on stress – or risk facing prosecution
for neglecting the psychological welfare of their workers. Sending staff
on courses to learn how to stave off burnout seems to make good sense.
However, experts from the University of New South Wales argue that
resilience training is pushing responsibility onto individuals and
overlooking the bigger organisational issue of why workers are strung
out in the first place.
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July 09, 2012 What Do They Have That We Haven't? The Power of Intangible Assets
The elusive secret to business success lies in intangible assets,
according to new research from the Australian School of Business.
Organisations that perform well in slippery areas, such as leadership,
innovation and customer orientation, also outstrip their competition
significantly. But as the term suggests, intangible assets are hard to
pin down because they fail to fit standard accounting measures. And
managers must learn to identify, quantify and continually improve on
these assets to create a positive change if those prized hardcore
tangibles - including profits and share prices - are going to add up.
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July 09, 2012 The Game's Over for Banking Super Profits: What's Next for the Big Four?
Australia's big four banks may still rate highly in international
terms, but they are also grappling with a multitude of changes that look
set to transform the industry. With the new Basel 111 requirements
posing onerous demands and a cyclical slowdown, the traditional lenders
can forget about super profits and the old-style banking model. The game
is over, insist industry insiders. Instead they are moving on to modes
of peer-to-peer lending, the value of "big data" and learning how to
schmooze customers via a digital interface. IT investment, offshore
expansion, pricing and brand positioning are all in sharp focus as the
banks line up for a major makeover.
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July 09, 2012 Tax Boss Tackles Transparency, Avoidance and Tax Appeal
Only about 2.5 million individuals directly use the Australian
Taxation Office's online e-tax facility, while a further 9 million now
file online via tax agents, which means forking out for the extra
compliance costs. A mere half a million use the old paper method.
Commissioner of Taxation Michael D'Ascenzo well recalls the initial hue
and cry about "big brother watching" when the returns went online in
2007. Regardless of delivery mode, research shows most Australians
"don't mind" filing an annual tax return, he says. Mainly because about
80% of the nation's personal taxpayers get a refund.
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July 09, 2012 Integrity and Fairness: How Australia's Security Market Measures Up
A new report on the fairness and integrity of global securities
markets reveals Australia has a higher incidence of aberrant trading
behaviour, including insider trading and market manipulation, than many
other major markets. Instances of information leakage that require
investigation are five times greater in Australia than in the Europe,
according to figures produced by the Capital Markets Cooperative
Research Centre at the University of New South Wales. The first of its
kind in the world, the report offers regulators important insights for
market redesign. And, with evidence of a correlation between fairness
and trading costs, it shows a clear need for further investigation.
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July 09, 2012 What Do They Have That We Haven't? The Power of Intangible Assets
Even confident executives and managers can get the jitters when
delivering a presentation or important public news. Over decades survey
participants have repeatedly claimed they would rather die than address a
crowd. But it's not necessary to be a "rock star" entrepreneur or a
smooth-talking politician to enthrall the audience as a public speaker.
Body language, deep breathing, sharing personal insights and giving
yourself a break will improve impact and overcome awkwardness, say
experts who insist hubris may be as much of a turn-off as shyness.
Here's how Australia's senator Penny Wong and US president Barack Obama
get it right.
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June 26, 2012 Regulation Overload: How the Smallest Businesses Are Hardest Hit
Tax compliance for Australian small business has risen dramatically.
Small enterprises are spending an average of almost 500 hours or
A$28,000 annually meeting their obligations. And new research from the
Australian School of Business shows it’s the smallest that are the
hardest hit. Even supposedly simplified systems add complexity for
smaller operators. With small enterprises representing 96% of the
business sector, their struggles are ripe for further consideration by
the federal government. Researcher Chris Evans advocates a
less-cluttered tax system that eliminates many current concessions,
offsets and rebates. Without this, he warns the black market economy may
grow.
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June 26, 2012 Plugging Australia's Tax Gap: Will Third Parties Stop the Great Revenue Leak?
The Australian government could boost its coffers by many billions of
dollars and improve compliance by increasing third-party reporting on
taxpayers' incomes and withholding tax requirements. International
studies show that relying on taxpayers' honesty and co-operation
typically results in a shortfall, according to Richard Highfield, senior
adviser with the OECD's Centre for Tax Policy and Administration. He
estimates increasing third-party reporting on business-related income in
particular – including business-to-business and business-to-consumer
sales, share transactions and property rentals – would significantly
stem "revenue leakage."Australia has "lots of room" for improvement,
agrees the US national taxpayer advocate, Nina Olson, but experience
shows third-party reporting also can be counterproductive, she warns.
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June 13, 2012 Digital Age Etiquette: How to Handle Negative Comments Online
Companies eager to embrace the vast, but unquantifiable benefits of
social media also must deal with its downside. Digitally enabled
whingers with viral capabilities certainly can damage a brand.
Identifying legitimate complaints from the outpourings of cantankerous
individuals is a skill for the new era in which brand value is being
co-created by customers and others who care to comment. Understanding
how to respond appropriately – and fast – is vital now cheap gibes can
last in perpetuity, insist the experts.
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