Press Room

This page contains the most recent weeks worth of Grant Thornton press releases.


Current Press Releases

20 January 2012 Tax Alert: Queensland miners further targeted in changes to state mining taxes 

17 January 2012 Australian business optimistic while global confidence on a knife edge heading into 2012 

2 December 2011 A force for growth:  Private equity model evolves to meet challenges 

28 November 2011 Reality bites, as report reveals new food price pressures and sector consolidation 

25 November 2011 Australian SMEs weighing up with ROI on social media 

24 October 2011 Australian SMEs carrying on with caution 

27 September 2011 Australian food & beverage industry at risk of segmenting

24 August 2011 Government intervention breeds uncertainty across mining sector both in Australia and globally 

11 August 2011 Extra legwork for the Real Estate Industry

6 April 2011 Optimism prevails in the biotech industry despite ongoing issues with a lack of funding

1 April 2011 Australian SME's stash their cash as they assess organic growth opportunities

14 March 2011 Lack of skilled staff constrains privately held business growth

8 March 2011 Australia bucks global trend of declining female representation in senior management positions

25 January 2011 Optimism drops 41% as Aussie SME's err on the side of caution in 2011

23 November 2010 Grant Thornton appoints Directors from Big 4

6 July 2010 Employment related taxes seen as 'greatest burden' by almost half of private businesses

17 March 2010 Business stress levels up - but still among lowest in the world

24 February 2010 SME's 'cashed-up':  78% plan wage increases in 2010

10 February 2010 Tax breaks alone will not green-up business - consumer demand needed

6 January 2010 New year, new economy:  Aussie business super confident for 2010

8 December 2009 SME see-saw: reporting red tape removed, only to be reinstated just hours later

8 October 2009 Taxing times for Australia's overseas investors

10 July 2009 Grant Thornton calls for immediate Australian introduction of new IFRS for SMEs

17 June 2009 Australia demands IFRS for SMEs

27 May 2009 Simplify for be damned:  report in on financial reporting standards

14 October 2008 Financially unviable: grim diagnosis for Australia's residential aged care sector

24 September 2008 People pain: employment-related taxes the biggest burden for Australian businesses

29 August 2008 ‘Two speed approach’ to Corporate Governance revealed

8 May 2008 William Buck Melbourne Joins Grant Thornton

International Business Reports

8 April 2009 Mergers & Acquisitions - Australian business on the hunt for a bargain

18 February 2009 Business Constraints - Business battlers:  when the going gets tough, get going

28 January 2009 Raising Finance - Australian businesses count on lender love

14 January 2009 Optimism & Pessimism - Glass half full: Australian businesses some of the most optimistic in the world

24 September 2008 Tax Report - Tax is a critical issue for businesses expanding abroad

30 July 2008 Competitiveness - Quality is number one source of competitive advantage for privately held businesses

2 July 2008 Global Overview - Challenges await for privately held businesses

4 June 2008 Employment - Employment in privately held business remains strong

28 May 2008 Fraud - Less than half of privately held businesses have specialist staff to detect fraud

14 May 2008 Whistleblowing - Less than half of privately held businesses support whistleblowing

7 May 2008 Emerging Markets - Mexico 'breaks the BRIC' to appear in top four emerging economies

23 April 2008 Mergers & Acquisitions- Almost half of privately held businesses to grow through acquisition

2 April 2008 Recruitment & Retention - Cost of staff skyrocketing for privately held businesses