Regional Facilities Auckland (RFA), on behalf of Auckland Council, calls for applications to the Auckland Museum Trust Board. Regional Facilities Auckland will be making recommendations to Auckland Council and will work with the other appointing bodies involved in the selection process.
18 May 2012
The MOTAT Trust Board is constituted under the Museum of Transport and Technology Act 2000. Appointments to the MOTAT Board are made up from appointees by the MOTAT Society (four board members) and Auckland Council (six board members).
18 May 2012
Recently there have been some changes that dramatically affect the charities and not-for-profit sectors. KPMG invite CSNZ Members and Affiliates to a seminar which will offer invaluable insights on Fringe Benefit Tax, Financial Reporting and Audit requirements. The session will encompass what the changes mean for you and for your organisation.
18 May 2012
An International company is looking for an experienced company secretary to take control of the governance and internal compliance within the business.
18 May 2012
Auckland Netball is a not-for-profit sports facility based in St Johns and owns and operates the netball facility in Merton Road Auckland at which over 19,000 netball players participate in various competitions.
18 May 2012
French and Greek voters have rejected Europe's current macroeconomic framework.
18 May 2012
Most professional bodies have adopted Continuing Professional Development as either a compulsory requirement, or voluntary programmes on an introductory basis.
18 May 2012
Recognised as the most important and prestigious Conference in Australasia on Governance and Risk Management, the CSA National Conference is recommended to all professionals as a key component of your CPD planning in 2012.
18 May 2012
Shareholders in Europe's listed companies will be given a binding vote on pay while those who invest in banks will gain powers to set a cap on bonus levels, under plans being drawn up by senior EU officials.
18 May 2012
In December 2012, New Zealand will host the World Business Capability Congress incorporating the 27th NZOQ Conference, 7th International Benchmarking Conference, and New Zealand Business Excellence Awards. The theme of the congress is "Driving Excellence, Innovation, and Productivity & Export".
18 May 2012
Up to 20 of Europe's top banks will discuss a plan to foil the dominance of the much criticised big three credit agencies at a private meeting of finance directors in Frankfurt.
18 May 2012
Moody's Investors Service on Monday cut the long-term debt and deposit ratings for 26 Italian banks by one to four notches, highlighting the tough environments in Italy and Europe.
18 May 2012
CSNZ presents an Essay Prize each year to the University of Waikato Management School and we are delighted to congratulate and publish the Essay of the 2011 winner Lynne Lawson announced on 1 May 2012.
18 May 2012
Let's stipulate that the $2bn trading loss at JPMorgan resulted from a strategy that was, in the words of Chief Executive Jamie Dimon "flawed, complex, poorly reviewed, poorly executed and poorly monitored."
18 May 2012
CSA cordially invite members of the New Zealand Division to register for the CSA e-newsletter CSA News Update which is published on a monthly basis. There is no charge for the service. Current circulation is in excess of 16,000 each month.
18 May 2012
Extreme political dysfunction is now undermining a Greek economy already hobbled by imploding consumption, explosive joblessness, accelerating capital outflows and debt insolvency.
18 May 2012
Retirement announcements regularly sing the praises of CEOs who have, say, quadrupled earnings of their widget company during their reign - with no one examining whether this gain was attributable simply to many years of retained earnings and the workings of compound interest.
15 May 2012
The shock disclosure, made after the market closed in a regulatory filing, sent shares in the bank down by about 6 per cent and prompted renewed calls for tougher regulation.
11 May 2012
The High Court has left no doubt that the directors of the building group James Hardie Industries breached their duties by approving the company's release of a misleading statement to the stock exchange. Nor is it just directors in the firing line.
11 May 2012
The Government has launched a website to outline its plans to sell down part of its stake in Mighty River Power, Genesis, Meridian, Solid Energy and Air New Zealand.
11 May 2012
Postie Plus, which sold its Babycity chain of stores for some $4.1 million, wants to double in size through buying rivals and will progressively shift its base to Auckland as part of the new strategy. The Christchurch-based company...
Ethnic businesspeople could play a major role in New Zealand's drive for an export-led economic recovery, according to an ANZ business survey. The strong links immigrant businesspeople have with overseas markets sets them apart...
Bridgecorp's former financial controller Rob Roest will join the failed finance company's boss Rod Petricevic behind bars - but another former director escaped prison when the men were sentenced at the High Court in Auckland this...
Facebook's initial public offering of stock is shaping up to be one of the largest ever. The world's definitive online social network is raising at least $US16 billion, a big windfall for a company that began eight years ago with...
In JRR Tolkien's Middle Earth fantasy, the Valar are deities who chose to enter the world they created, to give it order and shape its development. It's probably more coincidence than d
The booming local electronic gaming sector is hoping its first conference this weekend will prompt a new breed of Kiwi game developers to help keep the industry growing.Around 230 industry players are expected to attend
TV3 is taking a big hit with the departure of programming boss Kelly Martin next month and there is speculation she may turn up in a senior role at Television New Zealand.Martin - who buys TV3 programmes and decides when they are...
Fitch ratings agency has downgraded debt-crippled Greece deeper into junk territory, warning of a "probable" Greek exit from the euro currency union if new national elections next month produce an anti-bailout government.Fitch said...
The New Zealand dollar fell amid concerns about the strength of Spain's banking system amid rumours of a run on cash at the recently nationalised Bankia SA, heightening speculation that the region's debt crisis is spreading.The...
Greece is crippled by debt, and a withdrawal from the Eurozone is a growing possibility.If the troubled nation were to drop out of the Eurozone and reintroduce the drachma as its currency, it would be forced to default on sovereign...
This lunchtime seminar, hosted by FINSIA, will cover KPMG's latest Fraud Barometer - identifying the most recent large fraud cases that are before the New Zealand courts. Several super-fraud cases will be discussed that have impacted the finance industry.
The keynote speaker at this event is Blair Bulloch, Senior Manager, KPMG.
Whether you are an experienced risk professional or new to the area of risk management, this two day course is a fantastic opportunity to assess your organisations operational risk and your own risk management knowledge. The course covers all the tools, techniques and strategies utilised to achieve your operational outcomes in an environment of uncertainty.
This course combines tutorial sessions, practical exercises and examples to cover all aspects of risk from general principals through to implementing your own operational risk management framework. All participants will be provided with a detailed workbook and a certificate of completion.
Can the Euro crisis get any worse?
The New Zealand Initiative presents Eurocalypse Now a discussion with Daniel Hannan, Member of the European Parliament and H E Francis Etienne, French Ambassador to New Zealand.
Recently there have been some changes that dramatically affect the charities and not for profit sectors. KPMG cordially invites all CSNZ Members, Affiliates and Colleagues to join them at a breakfast seminar which will offer invaluable insights on Fringe Benefit Tax, Financial Reporting and Audit requirements. The session will encompass what the changes mean for you and for your organisation.
The ability to write clear and accurate minutes is an indispensable skill. While it may sound simple, minute writing can be quite challenging, especially when discussions and issues get too contentious or convoluted.
This course aims to extend and refine your minute-taking skills from the preparation process to clarity of content and final presentation. A practical and hands-on course, you will be working through several practice sessions to reinforce your learning experience and prepare yourself for the demands of your next meeting.
To determine the value of a marketing campaign, measuring ROI relative to your goals is imperative to success. When each medium has a different goal, is it possible to measure the ROI in an integrated marketing campaign?
Tonkin's Return on Marketing Investment Forum is an innovative, three-day event, which will answer the above question and so much more.
With a new and improved agenda, this event will address the most current developments in New Zealands competition law, while providing case studies and industry insights.
The Hon Craig Foss, Minister of Commerce and Broadcasting, will be opening the conference with a Ministerial address on the future of competition law in New Zealand. Plus, examine the latest progress in regulatory reform and how legislation changes may impact industry competition.
The ACI will be running their relaunched Associate Intensive Programme in Auckland on Tuesday 29 and Wednesday 30 May 2012. The intensive two-day programme will cover topics including compliance, risk, governance, investigations, ethics, project management, communication and legal concepts delivering training through lecture material from an expert presenter as well as the facilitation of practical workshops integrating the competencies through the referencing of a case study.
Hutt Valley Chamber of Commerce, supported by Gibson Sheat Lawyers, extends an invitation to all CSNZ Members, Affiliates and Colleagues to attend a luncheon on Tuesday 29 May 2012 with Hon Bill English. Bill English is the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and MP for Clutha, Southland. Mr English will be speaking about the 2012 Budget, its implications for businesses and individuals and how it fits into the Governments wider economic programme.
As a business manager, you risk exposing your organisation to severe financial penalties and turning a potentially profitable deal into a loss-maker, if commercial contracts are not carefully drafted and managed. In order to be effective and profitable, a sound contract is vital and risk factors must be eliminated wherever possible.
Negotiating, Drafting & Managing Commercial Contracts has been specially designed to equip you with the skills required for the effective management of commercial contracts.
With heightened uncertainty and growing risks, todays market environment calls for a thorough understanding of the fundamentals of credit analysis to support effective decision making.
S&P Capital IQ presents its dynamic three-day seminar on the must-have skills for analysing a corporate entity.
FINSIA extends a cordial invitation to all Members, Affiliates and Friends of CSNZ to join them at a lunchtime seminar on a single Trans-Tasman economic market.
The seminar presents an opportunity to gain valuable insights into how a single Trans-Tasman economic market can leverage 21 million people, provide a consistent approach to regulation and assist both Australia and New Zealand in promoting trade with Asia and to hear about the benefits of creating a single Trans-Tasman economic market and also the complex challenges that this would create.
Quigg Partners extends a cordial invitation to all Members, Affiliates and Friends of CSNZ to attend its series of employment seminars taking place throughout 2012. The series will focus on issues currently at the forefront of New Zealand employment law.
The next seminar for 2012 in this series will be held on Wednesday 6 June 2012. This seminar will cover Collective Issues.
Essential for people responsible for a portfolio of contracts or clients, this one-day course will give you the knowledge and confidence to handle those contracts which dont go according to plan. You will learn best practice methods for dealing with; contract suspension, force majeure, dispute resolutions and contract termination, to allow you to successfully handle each contract to achieve optimal outcomes.
One of the key challenges for risk managers is to get individual business units to own risks, take the organisations risk appetite into account in all business decisions and understand the impact of their business decisions on the overall risk exposure.
With the expected increase in M&A activity in 2010/11 - Mergers & Acquisitions in a Nutshell is an ideal crash course for managers who are looking at either acquiring or disposing of a business, allowing you to understand the process and get the most out of your financial advisors in the current climate and has been tailored to fit New Zealand conditions.
