New CPA board sets framework for overhaul
The search for a CEO is underway at CPA Australia, after the new board’s first meeting yesterday which dealt with executive remuneration, marketing and governance ...
REGULATION • Tue, 10 Oct 2017
‘A terrible gap’: big 4 firm moves to shake up board
The chairperson of a big four firm is employing a little-used mechanism for board appointments to plug skill set and diversity holes, following feedback that “the ...
APPOINTMENTS • Tue, 10 Oct 2017
Major bank shakes up SME loans approach
One major bank says it is implementing a “complete overhaul” of its approach to business loan contracts, several months after a government inquiry called for simpler and ...
TAX • Mon, 09 Oct 2017
‘Power to publish’ catching out accountants
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BUSINESS • Mon, 09 Oct 2017
'Massive shift' in big 4 fight for revenue, partnership growth
Consulting and technology firms are reaping the benefits as the big four firms in Australia shake up their conservative approach to external partnerships in an effort to ...
TECHNOLOGY • Mon, 09 Oct 2017
New service line, competitor hire for mid-tier
A mid-tier firm has launched a new service line in Melbourne, ahead of further expansion on the west coast, in response to increased market demand and bottom-line ...
APPOINTMENTS • Sun, 08 Oct 2017
Accountants shine as record dispute stats released
Accountants barely featured in new advice dispute figures for FY16/17 while complaints against financial planners were well into the hundreds, however emerging areas of ...
BUSINESS • Thu, 05 Oct 2017
CPA rebel leader winds up his fight
After raising almost $35,000 and generating significant publicity, the NSW-based accountant principally behind protests against CPA Australia’s corporate governance is ...
REGULATION • Wed, 04 Oct 2017
Prosecutions spike as ATO reveals ‘far-fetched’ excuses
Accountants feature heavily in the ATO’s list of taxpayers’ most bizarre reasons for late lodgement, as the tax office goes on an on-time lodgement blitz following a ...
TAX • Tue, 03 Oct 2017
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