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A stitch in time saves nine

Audit market examined

A study on competition and choice in the audit market has just been published. It looks at the factors that determine companies’ choice of auditor, and the dynamics of the market structure.

News Corp bows to pressure

News Corporation has bowed to superannuation and pension fund demands that shareholders be given a vote on the extension of the Shareholder Rights Plan or ‘poison pill’.

The Influence of intangibles

Reputations of corporations and leadership rank very highly in importance to financial analysts according to a major global survey.

Building focus 

Bryane Michael and Serdar Dinler look at the role of stakeholder boards in developing countries.

Blended value

Corporate social responsibility can be summed up with the ‘four Bs of integration’, according to Louise Ross.