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Mid-market businesses should feel empowered to ask for better service from their bank, says the Swedish lender that is challenging established global players.

Our latest International Business Report (IBR) research reveals that global business optimism has fallen to a three-year low in the first quarter of 2016.

If you don’t want to deal with a communications crisis, make sure your corporate governance procedures are robust enough to prevent it in the first place.

Following our article on Rethinking tax: The shift to indirect tax, we look at the impact and implications of VAT/GST introduction and how to manage the commercial and operational challenges in an efficient and timely way.

Governments are now rethinking how taxes are levied. These changes have been triggered by the rapid spread of technology, new supply chains, debt pressures, and an increased scrutiny of multinational tax practices.

Why failure can be good for your business: companies that are comfortable with failure are more nimble, innovative and successful.

With increasing compliance obligations and risks expected as a result of the BEPS Action Plan, tax is set to become more integral to the decision making process of many businesses. So how can your organisation steer through the upheaval ahead?

Predicting the future need not be a stab in the dark. There are plenty of practical steps businesses can take to prepare for the challenges ahead.

This report provides practical, achievable advice for investors looking to harness the forces shaping global real estate activity to hone their investment decisions.

Although the tax implications of relationship property settlements are rarely front-of-mind, they can have significant consequences. It is important any tax implications are properly considered and reflected in the agreement to achieve a fair settlement. This article discusses the general tax principles relating to the settlement of relationship property, including the potential effect of the new ‘bright line’ test for residential property recently introduced on 1 October 2015.

Grant Thornton’s 2015 survey of upstream U.S. oil and gas companies reveals that energy firms are rethinking their strategies as prices continue to fall.

Growing food and beverage (F&B) companies are not constrained by geographical boundaries. This guide aims to help you develop smart, profitable expansion plans while minimising risks.

In New Zealand relationship property proceedings, forensic accountants and other expert witnesses are almost always appointed on behalf of one of the parties (a ‘party appointed expert’, or PAE). In comparison, where expert evidence is required in matrimonial cases in the United Kingdom and Australia, the parties normally jointly appoint a single expert (a ‘single joint expert’, or SJE).

With nearly 150,000 small to medium businesses operating in New Zealand, an ownership interest in a family business features in many relationship property settlements. The interest held in that business can represent a significant proportion of the relationship property, and in some cases it can make settlement proceedings considerably more complicated.

Our fourth private equity survey focuses on the themes of ‘buying well’ in today’s market, and the role that secondary buyouts are playing in this challenging but fast-moving environment.

The Aged Residential Care Service Review launched on 8 September 2010 and is one of the most extensive reviews ever undertaken.