As we move into 2016 , let ’ s take a moment to look back at some of our top features from the year it has been .
Google creates Alphabet Google was initially founded as a company that specialized in Internet search . Over time , it has broadened into other areas from drones , pharmaceuticals and venture capital to advertising , hardware , and even artificial intelligence . Today , Alphabet Inc ., formerly known as just plain old Google , has arms that reach far beyond just the worldwide web .
Over the summer , the tech giant is separated its moneymaking search and advertising businesses from the other “ moonshot ” subsidiaries . Alphabet is now the parent entity , and houses several companies , with Google the biggest among them .
Under Alphabet , subsidiaries such as Google ( the search engine ) will be run autonomously , with each being able to focus on its own particular business . It was a significant shift from the original setup , which had Google as the parent
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company in charge of a number of diverse verticals . Now , the various businesses operate independently and are folded into Alphabet , as is Google ’ s stock .
The evolving role of a CFO Australian citizens are among the happiest in the world , so it ’ s no surprise the country ’ s top business executives have followed suit . According to reports back in April , Australia ’ s financial leaders are currently happier than ever in their current roles .
In fact , the Michael Page Global Insights CFO and Financial Leadership Barometer revealed CFOs in Australia are content to remain in their same position instead of being promoted to Chief Executive Officer ( CEO ). In the report , 77.8 per cent of Aussie financial leaders were generally happy with their current title . In addition , over half of those who responded to the survey ( 54.4 per cent ) anticipate being in the same position they ’ re currently in within the next two years .
The role of CFO is now looked
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