I have five sons ranging in age from 11 to 19. A few weeks ago, one of the older boys was angry at dinner because a teacher had scolded him when his younger brother arrived late for school. How unfair!
Read MoreSimon Russell, a Macquarie University Applied Finance Centre alumnus, says in his opinion piece in Investment Magazine that the bigger driver of Budget outcomes are the forecasts that are largely beyond the government’s control.
Read MoreChatbots. Personal assistants. Robo-advisors. Machine learning. Cognitive computing. And so much more. While the term artificial intelligence (AI) has been around for 60 years, it has finally become part of our daily lives—and how we bank, invest, and get insured. Some financial institutions have been investing in AI for years. Other firms are now beginning to catch up thanks to advances in big data, open-source software, cloud computing, and faster processing speeds.
Read MoreSee KDK Bulletin 25 May 2017 for Strategy& report on CEOs’ ethics, BCA on Budget17: business needs to do ‘heavy lifting’, Corporate misuse of taxpayer money and the Fair Entitlements Guarantee scheme, and Clean Energy Council on energy storage costs A matter of fact is by the Plexus law firm on the top eight mistakes by General Counsels. This week’s expert is Rigby Cooke lawyers partner Elizabeth Guerra-Stolfa.
Read MoreAfter many years of under-investment in technology, General Counsels are finally joining the party. Sadly, many of them are setting themselves up for a hangover. Our recent research into Legal Transformation suggests that GCs will increase investment in technology by 252% in the next two years. Yet a limited understanding of how to evaluate and integrate technology lead most to frustration and failure.
Read MoreThe job of a chief executive officer at a large publicly held company may seem to be quite comfortable — high pay, excellent benefits, elevated social status, and access to private jets. But the comfortable perch is increasingly becoming a hot seat, especially when CEOs and their employees cross red lines.
Read MoreSee KDK Bulletin 18 May 2017 for BCG on board directors and tech disruption, Banks not happy about levy says Deloitte, ACOSS tells Govt to stop attack on unemployed, and MUCHE on balanced health Budget17. A matter of fact is by Macquarie University Finance Professionals’ Series on forecasts are bigger driver of Budget outcomes. This week’s expert is David Walker from Clime Investment Management.
Read MoreWhile most attention for Budget 2017 is on policies, arguably the bigger driver of budget outcomes are the forecasts that are largely beyond the government’s control and out of the public eye – such as the iron ore price and the future of the Australian residential property market.
Read MoreIn the face of disruptive technology, globalization, and a volatile marketplace, leading companies are committing to a new kind of transformation—one that is putting boards under new kinds of pressure and demanding that they become active and interventionist, stepping in to guide the process.
Read MoreSee KDK Bulletin 11 May 2017 for Company Directors on activists, Budget17 rundown by Pitcher Partners, Law Council of Australia on justice still in funding crisis, and AMP on what Budget17 means for investors. A matter of fact is by King & Wood Mallesons on when is paid annual leave not protected by National Employment Standards? This week’s expert is Jenny Cermak from McKinsey & Company.
Read MorePart of the challenge is defining activism. As tens of billions of dollars flow into activist investing, a continuum of activist investment styles is developing.
Read MoreA Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia has confirmed that it is permissible to deduct annual leave from employees on a public holiday, where that employee receives an annual leave entitlement in excess of the National Employment Standards (NES).
Read MoreSee KDK Bulletin 4 May 2017 for Claremont Graduate University on the war for talent, Australia’s crowd funding regime from Addisons, ACOSS on housing affordability, and Deloitte Budget Monitor. A matter of fact is by Company Directors on the Director Sentiment Index: First Half 2017. This week’s expert is Caroline Ammundsen from Ashurst.
Read MoreThe results from the Australian Institute of Company Directors’ latest Director Sentiment Index: First Half 2017 show that Australia’s business leaders are more confident at the beginning of 2017 than they have been in the past six years.
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