News releases

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.