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Only in recent times has a broad cross section of social participants across the global community begun to acknowledge the need for a more sustainable environment. The growing recognition of this complex problem has caused communities to seek solutions from individual occupational groups within each social location. ... read more

The role of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) has never been more vital to ensuring corporate integrity. ... read more

Gloria Tian’s research has focussed on the link between ownership structures, corporate governance and financial performance of Canadian companies, and she is now looking forward to extending that research to Australia. ... read more

The investor’s Nirvana: gaining from the stock market without facing its risk. Does such a place exist? According to some financial services providers, it does – through Structured Financial Products. But is this the final solution for financial investments or just a new marketing ploy allowing banks to generate huge margin income from unsuspecting investors? Something in between argue Professor Timothy Devinney and Professor Marco Wilkens. ... read more

Once based firmly on the orthodox Anglo-Saxon model of the public company, the discipline of corporate finance is now expanding, says Professor Stewart Myers. Financial scholars are now including in their research other models from other nations and cultures. ... read more

As the spectre of international financial reporting standards is finally upon us and as various interest groups continue to publicly dispute the impact of their introduction, the truly political nature of accounting standard setting becomes more apparent. ... read more

If your foreign exchange exposure is asymmetric, take a closer look at options for managing the risk, writes the AGSM’s professor Chris Adam. ... read more

Is online trading rational? Professor Robert Wood* reports on a research team’s exploration of individual biases and effectiveness in online trading behaviour. ... read more

In the interests of a more stable share price, treat your shareholders like customers. Con Nats reports. ... read more

AGSM’ s Chongwoo Choe* takes a look at how share options measure up ... read more

A new study commissioned by the Australian Stock Exchange reveals that company fundamentals have more influence than place of listing on tech stock valuations. ... read more