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Grant Thornton New Zealand grows its Christchurch presence
Tuesday, 16 May 2017, 9:53 am | Grant Thornton
Grant Thornton New Zealand, which employs more than 250 people across its offices in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, has made a number of key appointments to its Christchurch team. More >>
Partner appointment
Monday, 10 April 2017, 3:35 pm | Grant Thornton
Grant Thornton has announced the appointment of Paige Cuthbert as a Partner in its Christchurch office. More >>
Number and diversity of cyber-attacks on the rise
Thursday, 23 February 2017, 5:31 pm | Grant Thornton
New figures from Grant Thornton reveal that extortion and blackmail are more common forms of cyber-attack on businesses than theft of data or intellectual property. This comes as the volume of attacks globally has risen sharply over the last 12 months. ... More >>
Western Pacific Insurance policy holders get pay out
Tuesday, 21 February 2017, 12:44 pm | Grant Thornton
The liquidators of Western Pacific Insurance Limited are making their first payment to Western Pacific’s Canterbury policy holders who are mainly holders of commercial buildings, say the liquidators David Ruscoe and Richard Simpson of accounting and ... More >>
Partner appointment
Wednesday, 8 February 2017, 1:45 pm | Grant Thornton
Grant Thornton has announced the appointment of Don MacKenzie as a Partner its Christchurch office. More >>
Jay Shaw appointed to IVSC Business Valuation Board
Thursday, 17 November 2016, 2:59 pm | Grant Thornton
Grant Thornton New Zealand is delighted to announce Jay Shaw’s appointment to the Business Valuation Board of the International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC), the pre-eminent global valuation standards setter for the business valuation profession. More >>
Survey finds little impact on business from OECD tax plan
Wednesday, 16 November 2016, 12:10 pm | Grant Thornton
A global survey of 2,600 businesses in 36 countries finds little impact from the OECD Base Erosion Profit Shifting (BEPS) programme which was finalised last October, as 78% of businesses say they have not changed their approach to taxation, even though ... More >>
Global survey finds split in export outlook
Tuesday, 9 August 2016, 9:43 am | Grant Thornton
A global survey by Grant Thornton of 2,500 businesses in 36 economies reveals a marked split in the export expectations of businesses across the Asia Pacific region. While the region as a whole is expecting an increase in export activity over the next 12 ... More >>
Over a third of NFPs have no risk management plan in place
Tuesday, 2 August 2016, 1:50 pm | Grant Thornton
The latest Grant Thornton Australia and New Zealand Not for Profit sector report has revealed that over a third of organisations surveyed do not have a risk management plan in place. More >>
NFPs’ funding concerns increase: report
Tuesday, 26 July 2016, 11:03 am | Grant Thornton
NFPs’ funding concerns increase: report 26 July 2016 The Not for Profit sector in New Zealand and Australia is now more concerned than ever about funding their operations, according to the latest Grant Thornton Not for Profit sector report. ... More >>
Partner appointment: Andrew Castleman, Grant Thornton NZ
Friday, 1 July 2016, 11:11 am | Grant Thornton
Grant Thornton has announced the appointment of Andrew Castleman as a Partner in its Operational Advisory practice in Auckland. Andrew and his team provide government and corporates with business transformation and risk services which ensure clients' ... More >>
Reduced disclosure regime presents challenges
Friday, 1 April 2016, 2:36 pm | Grant Thornton
For-profit and not for profit organisations can no longer use differential reporting to support financial statement filings with the New Zealand Companies Office or DIA Charities. More >>
Women make up less than a quarter of APAC business leaders
Tuesday, 8 March 2016, 10:18 am | Grant Thornton
A global survey by Grant Thornton reveals that the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region continues to make slow progress in getting women into senior roles within companies. Its latest annual survey of 5,520 businesses in 36 economies highlights that just 23% of senior ... More >>
NZ companies are not leveraging risk management
Wednesday, 24 February 2016, 5:00 pm | Grant Thornton
NZ companies are not leveraging risk management 24 February 2016 ‘Risk on the Rise: a Snapshot of Business Risk in New Zealand’, looks at risk management in the public, private and not for profit sectors and reveals that only 6% of respondents ... More >>
NZ business optimism on the up and up: global survey
Friday, 22 January 2016, 11:04 am | Grant Thornton
New Zealand’s business optimism levels are back to where they were 12 months ago, ranking the country 5th out of 36 countries surveyed in Grant Thornton’s latest International Business Report (IBR). More >>
Deposits to be refunded to Panama Road development buyers
Wednesday, 16 December 2015, 10:19 am | Grant Thornton
Buyers who purchased a property off-plan from Panama Road Developments Limited (PRDL) will have the opportunity for their deposits plus interest to be repaid before Christmas, following the Company being placed into receivership. More >>
Grant Thornton New Zealand appointed as provider
Monday, 14 December 2015, 3:30 pm | Grant Thornton
Grant Thornton New Zealand has been appointed to the Government Chief Information Officer (GCIO) Assurance Services Sub-panel for ICT-enabled projects and programmes. More >>
Online GST: an old tax on new services
Tuesday, 17 November 2015, 12:40 pm | Grant Thornton
Yesterday’s introduction of a taxation bill which proposes to charge GST for online services is a hit to the pocket that won’t be popular with Joe Public, says Dan Lowe, Associate, Tax at Grant Thornton New Zealand. “But it’s a positive step ... More >>
Cyber attacks cost global business over $300bn a year
Friday, 13 November 2015, 10:33 am | Grant Thornton
New research from Grant Thornton International’s Business Report (IBR) survey reveals that cyber attacks are taking a serious toll on business, with the total cost of attacks globally estimated to be at least US$315bn* over the past 12 months. More >>
Grant Thornton appointed as provider on new Government panel
Thursday, 12 November 2015, 10:29 am | Grant Thornton
Grant Thornton New Zealand has been appointed as a panel member by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) as part of its All-of-Government (AoG) solution for purchasing consultancy services more effectively and efficiently. More >>
