Risk Management

James W. Giddens, Trustee for the liquidation of Lehman Brothers Inc. (LBI) under the Securities Investor Protection Act (SIPA) and of the law firm Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, today reported on the state of the LBI estate to the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, the Honorable Shelley C. Chapman, presiding. The Trustee reported that the estate is in the final phase of completion. Lehman Brothers Inc. Trustee Reports on Final Phase in Winding Down Estate […]

Well-intended lies are likely to backfire unless the liar is certain it will benefit the recipient, new Deakin research has found. Deakin Business School organisational behaviour researcher Dr Matthew Lupoli, along with co-authors at the When Is It OK to Lie? It Depends on Motivation: Deakin Research […]

Australia’s top 100 ASX listed companies are governed by boards that fail to reflect the nation’s cultural diversity and need to move ‘beyond the pale’, according to a new University of Sydney Business School report. Culturally Diverse Leaders Needed on ASX100 Boards: New Report […]

The list of regulations increases in size and complexity each year. CFOs are facing this challenge using their expertise, that of external consultants, and finally, considering the challenge from a talent acquisition perspective. Are these regulations a mere hurdle to be surmounted or a real opportunity to streamline operations? How Global Data Protection Laws Are Putting CFOs To The Test […]

Almost two-thirds of all fraud and economic crime came from external sources compared to less than half just four years ago. However, 60 percent of these crimes were committed by ‘frenemies” – someone close to the organisation, such as a customer, supplier, consultant or agent. Customer Fraud Top Economic Crime in Australia […]

The speed at which technological innovation is transforming our daily lives is exceeded only by the impact it is having on businesses. The responsibility for overseeing this change falls on the world’s CEOs and it will be their response and decisions that ultimately decide the fate of the businesses they lead. What skills and values are the Board of Directors looking out for in 2018? Half of Australian Businesses Restructuring to Keep Up With Changing Business Needs […]