Evans Dixon merger sealed on the golf course
A merger of Evans & Partners and Dixon Advisory will create a wealth advisory firm with more than $20 billion under management.
Consultants fight to help clients automate
Consultants are fighting a pitched battle to bring Australian businesses into the robotic age as the use of software that can emulate workers doing repetitive tasks based on a set of rules has reached a tipping point.
The insiders' guide to building a robot army
The advice of two executives who have used robotic process automation to streamline their businesses is to just get started — and avoid the big consultancies.
John Walker's new firm ICP targets Shine Lawyers
IMF Bentham co-founder John Walker's new firm ICP has hit the ground running with cases against Shine Lawyers, Spotless Group, and Sims Metal Management.
Friendship, romance lands EY $12.3m fine
EY has been fined for failures including a senior partner's forged friendship with a client's CFO and a partner's romantic involvement with a client.
Accounting firm's share offer may punish 'bad leavers'
Findex's staff equity deal may have the effect of ensuring that participants have a financial incentive to leave on the firm's terms.
Most small business owners don't have plan B
The issues that keep most small business owners awake at night are the same problems they never allocate time to resolve.
At EY staff feedback is a smiley or sad face
The consultancy is piloting a program where employees tell their bosses how they feel by posting emoticons on a smart phone app.
Deloitte buys group virtual reality firm
Deloitte has purchased virtual reality firm Kid Neon as it continues to beef up its visualisation services.
Accounting 'skulduggery' hides $26b in losses
Veteran investor Peter Morgan has warned that top companies are using accounting "skulduggery" to boost their profits and bonuses.
