Grant Thornton Feed: Governance, risk and compliance

Deferred adoption of IFRS by entities with rate-regulated activities

2012-04-04T11:50:04-05:00

At the March 2012 meeting, the Canadian Accounting Standards Board (AcSB) decided to extend the mandatory International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) changeover date for entities with qualifying rate-regulated activities by an additional year. This is the second deferral for entities with rate-regulated activities. click to open PDF

Momentum Fall 2011

2011-11-10T10:48:11-05:00

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Succeeding at succession: establishing your goals and objectives

2011-10-17T15:16:57-05:00

A Grant Thornton International white paper advising that a well-framed succession plan should include objectives that are aligned with your business strategies and goals—and then communicated to both your business and personal stakeholders. click to open PDF

International Business Report 2011—Mining hot topic: government intervention

2011-08-22T11:01:55-05:00

Mining: The mining sector faces an uncertain future. Increasing and unpredictable|,|government intervention across the globe is adding further complexity to a sector that is already heavily laden with risk. click to open PDF

International Business Report 2010—global sector trends

2010-12-17T16:33:12-05:00

Manufacturing: The manufacturing sectors of many economies|,|across the globe have led the recovery from the|,|deepest recession since World War II. The collapse|,|of world trade, a lack of access to credit and|,|declining consumer confidence saw demand|,|plummet across the sector, but in recent months|,|output and orders have increased dramatically. Privately held businesses in the sector are markedly|,|more confident about their current prospects|,|compared to this time last year. click to open PDF

International Business Report 2010—global sector trends

2010-12-17T16:23:25-05:00

Retail: The retail industry suffered during the global economic downturn as declining GDP growth and falling personal disposable income hit retail sales. Having slowed down in 2008, global non-food retail sales growth contracted in 2009 as fears over fiscal austerity measures and unemployment impacted on consumer confidence. The outlook for this sector is a changing business environment, in both the short and the longer-term. click to open PDF

Trust and occupational fraud: How to trust us just as important as who to trust

2010-11-11T10:12:37-05:00

A Grant Thornton white paper that discusses issues relating to trust in the workplace—specifically how understanding who to trust (people) and how to trust (controls) are critical steps in the development of any fraud-prevention initiative. click to open PDF

International Business Report 2010. Emerging markets: leading the way

2010-05-05T09:42:30-05:00

This edition of the International Business Report 2010 focuses on the importance of the emerging markets to the|,|world economy, specifically highlighting |,|their investment opportunies to businesses worldwide. click to open PDF

International Business Report 2009—Global overview

2009-08-11T15:05:32-05:00

Privately held businesses: the lifeblood of the global economy. The IBR 2009 global overview provides a complete summary of this year's IBR survey results, which focused on a variety of research topics including mergers and acquisitions, business planning, succession and raising finance. click to open PDF