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May 2013

• Price and currency volatility will continue to test miners
  Friday, 24 May 2013
  Unprecedented price and currency volatility will continue to test mining and metals companies for the next few years as the sector approaches supply/demand equilibrium in many commodities, according to Ernst & Young.
• Diverse field announced in 2013 Australian Entrepreneur Of The Year® awards
  Monday, 20 May 2013
  An elite group of 84 of the best and brightest entrepreneurs from around the country will be vying for the opportunity to be named this year’s Australian Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year.
• Federal Budget 2013-14: Where to now for growth?
  Wednesday, 15 May 2013
  For a budget claiming to be about jobs and growth, the overall balance between revenue raising measures and spending cuts feels heavily weighted toward tax measures.
• Resources projects impacted by tax changes announced in the Federal Budget
  Wednesday, 15 May 2013
  A number of tax changes announced in the 2013-2014 Federal Budget will take their toll on existing and future resources projects in Australia.
• Strong performance from the banks, but where to from here?
  Ernst & Young’s 2013 half-year Australian banks’ results analysis
  Thursday, 9 May 2013
  The results announcements of Australia’s major banks show a solid $13.4 billion in cash earnings generated for the first half of the year, as they continue to adapt to lower revenue growth, subdued confidence and stricter regulatory requirements.
• Mining and metals M&A: confidence up but deals lag
  Thursday, 9 May 2013
  Mining and metals companies are more confident in the global economic outlook than six months ago but remain cautious when it comes to pursuing acquisitions, according to Ernst & Young’s latest six-monthly Capital Confidence Barometer – Mining & Metals.
• Productivity gains stall - Australia has $305 billion in unrealised productivity
  Monday, 6 May 2013
  Australian workers say they could be 21% more productive at work every day if they could change just one or two things at work – representing more than $305 billion in productivity or $26,300 per worker.

April 2013

• A new era in privacy – maximising the commercial opportunities of privacy compliance
  Tuesday, 30 April 2013
  Australian organisations have less than 12 months before the onset of new privacy laws yet the majority haven’t begun to prepare. Sweeping changes have been introduced by the Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Act 2012. This means that by March 2014, all businesses need to consider how they handle personal data to avoid breaching the rules and risking fines of up to $1.7 million.
• Deal volumes set to rise: Ernst & Young report
  Monday, 29 April 2013
  Australian M&A activity is likely to steadily rise over the next 12 months, according to the results of Ernst & Young’s latest six-monthly Capital Confidence Barometer.
• Transformational challenges ahead for power & utilities companies
  Friday, 19 April 2013
  Compliance and regulation, commodity price volatility, access to competitively priced long-term fuel supplies, and political intervention top the list of business risks now facing Australian power and utilities companies.
• Low to moderate wellbeing levels cost Australian employers $12 billion every year in lost productivity
  Thursday, 11 April 2013
  Workers with low to moderate wellbeing scores can cost their employers $12 billion every year in lost productivity.
• Electricity bills continue to make up a high proportion of household bills, but consumers feel they have no control over rising costs
  Wednesday, 10 April 2013
  Receiving a high bill is the top reason why Australians would consider changing their electricity provider, yet despite rising costs, 45% have never made the switch.

March 2013

• Australian companies continue to face same risks since global financial crisis
  Thursday, 14 March 2013
  Pricing pressure and cost cutting top the list of business risks for 2013 according to a new report by Ernst & Young.
• Ernst & Young appoints new Oceania Assurance Leader
  Monday, 11 March 2013
  Mike will replace Tony Johnson who has led the Assurance practise over the last four years. Tony will now lead Ernst & Young’s FSO business across Asia-Pacific.
• Institutional investors underline importance of IPO preparation
  Monday, 11 March 2013
  A new Ernst & Young report, Right team, right story, right price, has underlined the importance of preparation and planning for businesses considering an Initial Public Offering (IPO).
• Ernst & Young appoints new Economics, Policy and Regulation Leader
  Friday, 8 March 2013
  Oliver Jones has been appointed to lead Ernst & Young's Economics, Policy and Regulation team in Australia and New Zealand.
• Ernst & Young appoints new Oceania Infrastructure Leader
  Friday, 8 March 2013
  David Larocca has been appointed Oceania Infrastructure Advisory Leader, replacing Bill Banks who recently assumed the Global Infrastructure Leader role for Ernst & Young.
• Women in Leadership – in their own words
  Thursday, 7 March 2013
  As the world celebrates International Women’s Day, Ernst & Young has today released a fourth report in its Women in Leadership series – Women in Leadership - in their own words, examining the issues of female representation in the workplace.

February 2013

• More than half of entrepreneurs plan to increase workforce in 2013; innovation key driver of success
  Friday, 22 February 2013
  Entrepreneurs globally are almost twice as likely as their corporate counterparts to create new jobs in 2013, with 54% of entrepreneurs surveyed saying they expect to increase their work force compared to only 28% of corporates.
• State-backed and financial investors to drive 2013 mining deals
  Monday, 18 February 2013
  Mining and metals M&A in Australia is likely to pick up in 2013 off the back of demand from state-backed and financial investors, and ongoing divestments by larger miners seeking to recycle capital, according to Ernst & Young.
• Ernst & Young Partner new Deputy Chair of the AASB
  Monday, 18 February 2013
  Ernst & Young Asia-Pacific IFRS Leader John O’Grady has been appointed as one of two Deputy Chairs of the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB).
• Calling all entrepreneurs: think you have what it takes to represent Australia?
  Nominations open for the 13th annual Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® awards
  Tuesday, 12 February 2013
  The search for the best entrepreneurial talent in the country is on again, with nominations now open for the 2013 Australian Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year awards.
• Earnings season set to test confidence and deal flow
  Monday, 4 February 2013
  The next month of earnings reporting will be a key test of renewed market confidence and largely determine the level of deal activity for 2013, according to Graeme Browning, Ernst & Young’s Oceania Transactions Advisory Leader.

January 2013

• New Sydney offices for Ernst & Young
  Wednesday, 30 January 2013
  Ernst & Young today announced its Sydney office would be relocating to new premises at Mirvac Group’s 200 George Street development from 1 January 2017.
• Ernst & Young congratulates 2013 AACTA Award winners
  Wednesday, 30 January 2013
  Ernst & Young has once again shown its support for Australian film and television’s night of nights as the independent voting observer and a major sponsor of the second annual AACTA Awards Ceremony, held at The Star in Sydney tonight.
• Better times on horizon for steelmakers who survive 2013
  Monday, 21 January 2013
  Steelmakers will need to focus on restoring and maintaining value to survive 2013 and position for growth in the future, according to a new Ernst & Young report, Global steel: A new world, a new strategy.
• Final FATCA regulations announced but full impact for Australian financial institutions remains uncertain
  Friday, 18 January 2013
  Today’s release of the final Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) regulations by the US Treasury and IRS has bought greater clarity about the steps financial institutions around the globe will need to take to comply with the new laws.