May 15, 2013

The New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants (NZICA) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia (ICAA) may join forces. The two Institutes, the custodians of the Chartered Accountant designation in their respective countries, have released details of a proposed new trans-Tasman Institute

Caution is still the watchword for many NZ chief financial officers (CFOs) despite rising levels of confidence. That’s according to Deloitte’s inaugural New Zealand CFO survey which draws on the insights of close to 100 CFOs from a range of locations, industries and business sizes.

Savvy employers could benefit big time from helping employees get the training they want. The latest Kelly Global Workforce Index (KGWI) shows less than half of New Zealand employees surveyed were happy with the training they get at work. Yet 62 percent of them say they plan to lift their skills.

Executive Update Edition 67

Do we have the skills and talent in place to drive future economic growth? New thinking between the tertiary education sector and business may provide some much-needed help.

Employees continue to trust managers and leaders despite uncertain times, according to the latest L.E.A.D. (Leadership Employment and Direction) Survey. Andrew Henderson, CEO of Leadership Management Australasia (LMA), the organisation behind the annual surveys, says levels of trust have held steady or in some cases strengthen

BusinessNZ chief executive Phil O’Reilly is calling for more action to help young people gain employable skills. Statistics NZ’s just-released March quarter Household Labour Force Survey shows a two percent lift in youth employment. While this is a “positive” result, O’Reilly says it also underscores the “paramount” need for more focus to be put on helping young people gain the skills necessary to gain me

New NZIER research highlights opportunities for New Zealand and US firms to reinvigorate bilateral linkages and work together in third markets. Stephen Jacobi, executive director of the NZ US Council which commissioned the report, says growing partnerships with ot