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Introduction Newspapers and other media outlets continuously report stories on corrupt activities involving casinos, money laundering, foreign influence, tax avoidance, offshore companies, tax havens, anti-corruption bodies, lax regulation, quantitative easing, and young families being shut out of overheated real-estate markets. …

For Everyone that wants to know what to do in the stock markets. There was this village where one day a man appeared and said that he wanted to buy monkeys. He said that he would pay a hundred rupees …

Once upon a time, a troop of monkeys lived near a village. The villagers in this village were hardworking and sincere, but also quaint and simple. One day, a rich merchant came to this snoozy village. The curious villagers gathered …

We all work hard, earn money to live a happy, content and peaeful life. The Sigalovada Sutra is a fine a set of teachings towards the lay people given to a merchant who sought the Buddha’s advice on how to …

In an organisation, financial acumen is a skill that will support any manager in their career. The skill is not about knowing the intricacies of transaction recording based on debits & credits or the details of financial reporting; it is …

By Prof. Janek Ratnatunga, CEO, ICMA Australia Australia is Becoming the Poor Relation of Clean Technology Take-up The news was both literally and metaphorically an electric shock to the clean technology industry in Victoria, Australia. Mr. Tim Pallas, the Treasurer …

“Without proper application of professional skepticism, the effectiveness of audit procedures is diminished. As a result, the sufficiency and appropriateness of audit evidence obtained is negatively impacted.” The Importance of Professional Skepticism in an Audit AccountingWeb New technologies can pose …

by Janette Rutterford, Emeritus Professor of Finance and Financial History, The Open University The enormous impact of COVID-19 on the world has drawn comparisons with the first world war. Historian Niall Ferguson, for example, points to the financial panic, global reach, economic dislocation …

COVID-19 has changed some work etiquette. Here’s what to know whether you’re working from home or the office. By Robin Madell, Contributor Oct. 19, 2020, at 4:30 p.m. THE DO’S AND DON’TS OF the workplace have morphed during the coronavirus pandemic. Use the …

“Trust can lead you to assume that you don’t need to challenge the executive leadership; that you ‘trust’ them to provide you with the information you need as a director; and that everything is precisely as they tell you, without …