A turbulent macro-economic backdrop and looming election have put an even bigger spotlight on this reporting season, with uncertainty around earnings outlook, growing cost pressures and an accelerating timetable for interest rate hikes.   While companies continue to...

The importance of ESG is not slowing down. In fact, it is quickly becoming the most important theme for investors, evidenced by the increasing pools of capital being allocated to ‘sustainable investing’. Larry Fink, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BlackRock,...

Just 12 weeks ago video conferencing and virtual meetings were relatively rare. Now they are a daily occurrence and could well be for some time… if not forever! COVID-19 has forced major changes to the way we do things in business and that includes investor relations....

For the first time in a while many Australians are facing the prospect of returning to their offices. As we confront the prospect of revisiting corporate dress, farewelling activewear, shaving and resuming our haircare habits, boards and executive teams must grapple...

Now we are on the verge of emerging from the coronavirus cocoon, and the possibility of more face to face interaction on the horizon, we have got some decisions to make. Like, who do we see first? It’s a simple question that requires a thoughtful answer. Whilst...

Nobody could have foreseen the volatility of equity markets so far in 2020. The ASX enjoyed a stellar 2019, which continued into the early months of 2020, hitting a record high on 20 February. While some thought equity markets were close to full value, most investors...

In 1789, having contributed to the US Constitution, founding father Benjamin Franklin is famously quoted as penning: “in this world nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes.”  Millenia prior, on the other side of the ‘pond’, Greek philosopher...