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We outline some of the key factors for directors to consider when in financial distress, your options, obligations and consequences for directors breaching their director duties and obligations.

Black Friday offers golden opportunity

The sharing of information between the Australian Taxation Office and various other government agencies continues to form the foundation for data matching and compliance programs.

Over the past 10 years the mining services industry has enjoyed enviable market conditions, with major capital investment fuelling new resource projects, project expansions and a customer focus heavily weighted to getting the job done, rather than on pricing.

Tighter regulation on imported building materials is under construction following an apartment fire in Melbourne’s Docklands.

Combining reason and instinct to reveal new opportunities for growth: Soft power and gut instinct is driving an estimated US$250bn per year in overseas real estate investment, showing that feeling rather than data analysis determines many investment decisions. Drawing on interviews with investors, industry experts and Grant Thornton real estate specialists this report provides practical, achievable actions for investors looking to harness the forces shaping global real estate activity.

The valuation and appropriate treatment of entitlements in Employee Share Schemes (“ESS Interests”) is a frequent issue in the determination of financial matters on relationship breakdown but causes significant complexities.

In Brief is a four part series providing no-nonsense commentary on topical issues facing professional services firms and the professionals that practice within them.

After much anticipation, APRA has finally released a discussion paper, proposed prudential standards and reporting framework for their new role as the Private Health Insurance industry supervisor which is expected to take affect from 1 July 2015.

On 1 June this year, Japan introduced a new governance code, which requires companies to appoint at least two external directors, amongst other elements. Shinzo Abe, the Japanese prime minister, wants to encourage boardrooms to boost the economy by using the US$1.9trillion in cash at their disposal to boost investment or wages, or return some to investors.

There has been significant media attention over the last few days regarding the recent release of the Federal Government’s White Paper on Developing Northern Australia (the latter being defined as all of Northern Territory and those parts of Western Australia and Queensland above the Tropic of Capricorn). Prime Minister Mr Tony Abbott launched the White Paper in Cairns, Queensland on 19 June 2015, and emphasised six areas of focus for development in Northern Australia over the next 20 years.

The 2015/2016 financial year will have 27 fortnightly pay periods.