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A word from our chairman

Sometimes you look back and notice how the pendulum has swung. In some decades you notice a move towards free enterprise and the removal of regulatory obstacles. Then you notice a time period where the regulatory obligations have increased. In this update we discuss a number of areas of law that suggest we have continued to move to a more onerous regulatory regime. This is perhaps the theme of the last decade (or more).

A Word from the Chairman

The start of 2011 has seen a number of terrible natural disasters. In Australia, severe flooding hit Queensland and Victoria with Queensland suffering another blow from Cyclone Yasi. In New Zealand Christchurch was hit by a devastating earthquake that will have far reaching implications
for the city and the region.

A Word from the Chairman

It’s this time of year that we traditionally reflect on the year gone by and look ahead to what’s in store in the coming year.

A word from the Chairman

In this edition of The Bottom Line we look at the importance of business coaching in growing a business, the art of making the best use of complex data, the challenges around detecting fraud or misstatements in financial reporting, issues around successful valuation of assets and an economic outlook for the remainder of 2010.