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The growth of the mining industry in Australia over the last two decades has firmly positioned the minerals and resources sector at the forefront of Australia’s international engagement and trade, and at the heart of domestic politics. For the industry, this has created both challenges and opportunities within its mining…
It would be unfair to say that most of Australia’s biggest businesses have an unsophisticated view of the corporate reputational challenges they face. But when Anna Whitlam brought together some of Australia’s leading Corporate Affairs practitioners recently, there was a ripple of recognition as one of them lamented the simplistic…
At big companies, they are seen as the elite – Direct Reports are regarded as the leadership group, the people who really matter. Increasingly over the past decade, Heads of Corporate Affairs have broken into this group. CEOs who understand the importance of reputation to their business want the person…
Companies within the UK were the most sought after targets for acquisition in Europe in 2015 and the outlook for 2016 remains buoyant. A corporate transaction involving an overseas business may, at first glance, appear to herald a period of great uncertainty for trustees of DB schemes. Trustees should approach…
Besides being CEOs of some of the top companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, they all recognise the critical importance of Corporate Affairs to the businesses they run, and they have all been speakers at Corporate Affairs Thought Leadership Forums run by Anna Whitlam People. In the latest event,…
As every corporate affairs practitioner will tell you, some CEOs “get” corporate affairs better than others. There have always been some who do, and some who don’t. The good news for practitioners is that the proportion of business leaders who understand the role of the function and the value it…
The rise of Chinese President Xi Jinping has brought to bear a foreign business environment that is at once every CEO’s dream and nightmare. On the one hand, the world’s second largest economy and consumer market weathered the global financial crisis with urban and rural disposable household incomes increasing faster…
The International Monetary Fund has warned that the practice of companies derisking pension schemes to an insurer, meaning one entity would cover the risk for numerous funds, could threaten the stability of the U.S. financial system should an insurance company fail. Looking at this issue from a UK perspective, the…
All over the world corporates are rebuilding their balance sheets, accumulating record levels of cash and having their valuations boosted by upturns in stock markets. All of this, along with other factors, means they are looking to grow by merging with or taking over other companies. Drivers Behind M&A activity…
There will always be room for specialists in corporate affairs team. If you’re hiring a government relations manager, for example, you’re want them to have a well-developed understanding of how the public service and Ministers' offices work, how they interact and what influences and drives them. But talking to some…
Yes, in some ways social media has changed everything. It’s reduced the media cycle to a nanosecond. It’s turned the general public into a watchdog for ethics and opinions. It’s handed power to the customer and the voter. Even older stakeholders are now part of the digital age and if…
The impact of a new digital reality, in disrupting old ways-of-working in the CRM BPO industry, is potentially both a major opportunity, but also a possible threat for clients and outsourcers alike. This new digital reality is a combination of not only the continuing move online, but also a reflection…
