Insights

ASIC undertake annual inspections of BDO audit files to promote improvements and maintenance of audit quality. Audit quality is important as a quality independent audit supports a financial report that provides useful and meaningful information to users of these financial reports.

How does a changing political landscape affect the automotive industry? From new electric vehicles entering the market to consumer confusion around the necessity of even owning a car, the sector is in the middle of significant change.

According to the 2018/2019 BDO and AusCERT Cyber Security Survey, there has been a significant increase in cyber incidents from third party providers and employees, with phishing being the most common incident experienced by organisations in Australia and New Zealand.

BDO’s quarterly Technology M&A Highlights provides a targeted snapshot of M&A activity in the Asia region, with a detailed focus on Australia.

The healthcare industry has seen a sharp rise in cyber attacks over the last three years, especially those using ransomware, business email compromise (BEC) and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS). 

BDO’s 2019 Transparency Report has been prepared to comply with the requirements of Corporations Act.

The manufacturing landscape is in a peak state of change, driven by automation, digitisation and new materials. This continues to impact products, supply chains and push manufacturers to shift business models towards customer-centricity.

For the oil and gas industry, innovation can be a lifeline—used to optimise finances and operations—or an Achilles heel—ignored until it’s too late.