Industry intelligence unit

Grant Thornton's Industry Intelligence Unit does blend the latest information and analysis of specific industries drawn from publicly available sources (including the Australian Bureau of Statistics and the national press) with pragmatic, commercial and practical initiatives to improve stakeholder value.

Retail

• Retail (August 2011) - Industry overview, predictions for the coming 12 months, PPSA, GST on overseas purchases and deeds of access/entry for lenders to the retail industry
• Retail (November 2010) - Industry snapshot; looking towards Christmas 2010 and the impact of technology on the industry
• Retail (February 2010) - Results of the 2009 Christmas period; strategies for growth, including "e-tailing"
• Retail (August 2008) - Weathering the downturn in the retail sector
• Retail (April 2008) - Fashion industry and clothing retail
• Retail (November 2007) - Risks and challenges of lending and borrowing in the retail industry
• Retail supply chains (May 2007) - The power of the supply chain
• Retail (March 2007) - The relationship between retail store owner and landlords
• Retail (January 2007) - Franchising sub-sector
• Retail (October 2006) - Retail of clothing and soft goods

Financial Services

• Financial Services (May 2011) - How the financial planning industry is changing post-GFC.
• Financial Services (December 2009) - Looks at the changing financial services sector and examines REITs
• Financial Services (March 2009) - Explores the effects of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC)

Hospitality

• Hospitality (May 2011) - Looks at the gaming sector of the hospitality industry and the impact of a pre-committment system.
• Hospitality (May 2010) - The pub industry has had a tumultuous two years having undergone significant, well-publicised change. 

Legal services

• September 2011 
• March 2011

Aged Care

• Aged care (March 2011) - Productivity Commission Report, Grant Thornton's retirement villages survey, summary of New Zealand's Aged Residential Care Service Review, issues for financiers
• Aged care (March 2010) - Recent government initiatives and challenges from a lenders' and investors' perspective
• Aged care (February 2008) - Key aged care industry success factors and sector consolidation
• Aged care (November 2007) - Delves into the findings of the Aged Care Providers Financial Performance Survey
• Aged care (July 2007) - Aged care loan and license structures
• Retirement village and aged care (April 2007) - Overview of the aged care and retirement village sectors and their structures

Property

• Property (December 2010) - Update on residential property, the BEED Act and case studies of recent property & construction experiences
• Property (June 2008) - Residential property update
• Property (December 2007) - Residential property and distressed property assets
• Property (June 2007) - A residential property update, with additional focus on the property finance market
• Property (December 2008) - Residential property update

Not-for-profit

• Not-for-profit (April 2011)
• Not-for-profit (October 2010) - "Industry Insider" is a sister publication of the IIU. This edition includes:
• Standard Chart of Accounts for NFPs arrives
• Maintaining sufficient reserves to protect your organisation
• What do Bill Gates, Warren Buffet and Paul Newman have in common?
• The Henry tax review and the not-for-profit sector
• Another period of uncertainty for Registered Clubs
• Corporations Act and financial reporting reforms to ease the compliance burden
• Important reminder - grant accounting for NFPs
• Not-for-profit (March 2010) - "Industry Insider" is a sister publication of the IIU. This edition includes NFP income tax exemptions, salary packaging and FBT exemptions for NFPs, plus more
• Not-for-profit (September 2009) - "Industry Insider" is a sister publication of the IIU. This edition explores not-for-profit (NFP) issues in depth.

Automotive

• Automotive (June 2010) - An update of the industry as a whole
• Automotive Industry Review (May 2010) - A sister publication of the IIU, from Grant Thornton in the United States
• Automotive Industry Review (September 2009) - A sister publication of the IIU, from Grant Thornton in the United States
• Automotive Industry Review (May 2009) - A sister publication of the IIU, from Grant Thornton in the United States
• Automotive (April 2009) - The dealership space and updated sales figures, both annual and year to date
• Automotive Industry Review (December 2008) - A sister publication of the IIU, from Grant Thornton in the United States
• Automotive (November 2008) - Examines automotive manufacturing and the supply chain
• Automotive (August 2008) - The dealership space and sales figures update
• Automotive Industry Review (August 2008) - A sister publication of the IIU, from Grant Thornton in the United States
• Automotive (May 2008) - The dealership space and updated sales figures
• Automotive (March 2008) - Examines automotive manufacturing and the supply chain