NZ’s Wellbeing Budget: laudable, logical, but how measurable?
New Zealand will unveil its world-first Wellbeing Budget in May 2019, but calculating its success may be challenging...
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Australia vs NZ fiscal policy: who wins the trans-Tasman cup?
Fiscal policy ought to help manage an economy’s ups and downs. So who has played the fiscal policy game best over 20 years?...
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Do CA ethics and values produce better leaders?
Outgoing CA ANZ President Jane Stanton FCA says the ethics and values that guide chartered accountants are precious commodities in a world needing leaders...
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Culture is the key to behaviour
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand President Jane Stanton believes the shared ethical framework and values create the CA community’s strong culture...
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Seeing into the future
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand President Jane Stanton explores the need to uphold the profession’s competencies and values...
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Machiavelli Inc: Are corporations psychopaths?
Corporations are legal, but it’s hard to consider them moral. A philosopher asks whether they should be thought of as psychopaths...
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Stress-busting tactics
The best approaches to dealing with stress and anxiety...
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What’s holding up the blockchain?
Much has been said about blockchain when it comes to cryptocurrencies, but we have yet to figure out other uses for it...
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The wages of wage fear
Governments in developed countries need to take bolder action on raising the price of lower-skilled labour, or risk alienating a vocal group of constituents...
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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...