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  1. Higher rates will fight the next economic bubble

    Central banks worried about raising interest rates should remember how an earlier bout of interest-rate caution helped create the 2000s asset bubble...

  2. Why CAs must help rebuild trust

    As chartered accountants, winning our clients’ trust is central to the success of our work and to the reputation of our profession...

  3. New Zealand's economy as good as gold

    Ask New Zealand’s National Government’s “finance guy” about his vision for the New Zealand economy and Steven Joyce will tell you you’re soaking in it...

  4. Examining New Zealand's Budget 2017

    A detailed look at the key components of New Zealand’s Budget 2017, handed down by Finance Minister Steven Joyce on 25 May 2017...

  5. Registered charities in New Zealand making progress

    Registered charities in New Zealand are making progress with more than half of all registered charities complying with mandatory requirements...

  6. What CAs want from New Zealand Budget 2017

    Acuity interviewed a cross section of chartered accountants to find out what they want to see New Zealand’s Finance Minister Steven Joyce deliver in Budget 2017...

  7. Why businesses are paying higher dividends

    If projects providing a healthy return cannot be found, businesses will opt to instead pay large dividends to their shareholders...

  8. Australia you have a transparency problem

    Paul M Southwick CA offers his view on the five things Australia should do to improve its sliding transparency rating...

  9. New Zealand tax predictions for 2017

    For several decades, successive New Zealand governments, both National and Labour, have stuck to a broad base low rate (BBLR) approach to tax. With two notable exceptions – the absence of a...

  10. Complacency towards corruption our biggest threat

    Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand CEO Lee White FCA addresses Australia’s complacency towards corruption...

  11. Australia, the TPP and US engagement in Asia-Pacific

    What are the implications for economic development in the Asia Pacific following President Trump’s withdrawal of the US from the Trans-Pacific Partnership?...

  12. Dog days and political leadership

    Why Australian economy needs to make the best of the dog days...

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  13. The psychology behind financial risk calculations

    Acuity canvasses three very different approaches to calculating financial risk and looks at the psychology behind decisions...

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  14. Finance transformation: 7 secrets for success

    What finance transformation means, why to do it, and how to do it well. We get advice from three experts...

  15. Uncovering the real roots of populism

    The failure of Western elites to manage the social consequences of recession puts future economic improvement at risk and invites the rise of demagogues...