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Accountants need not join financial planners education arms race, Treasury told

The accounting profession does not have to follow in the footsteps of the financial services industry and raise...

17 September 2019 • By Jotham Lian

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Future of finance: Can accounting change to keep a seat at the table?

Digital transformation strategy has been top of mind of late for most organisations. As seemingly endless waves of new...

13 September 2019 • By Alan Garner, Nisha Mehrotra and John Ratna, PwC

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Assistant Treasurer mulls introduction of ‘voucher scheme’ to ease access to...

A proposal to encourage new businesses to access the help of accountants through a voucher co-payment scheme is...

12 September 2019 • By Maja Garaca Djurdjevic

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Mental health first aid training vital for accountants

Accountants have been urged to undergo mental health first aid training due to their frontline nature in dealing with...

12 September 2019 • By Jotham Lian

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Talk less, listen more, accountants told

Accountants need to listen more and talk less, says one academic expert, with tertiary educators urged to shake up the...

11 September 2019 • By Jotham Lian

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‘Accountants need to be ambidextrous and versatile in the services they provide’

Given that mental health diseases like anxiety and depression are on the rise, the financial guidance provided by...

11 September 2019 • By Maja Garaca Djurdjevic

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Technological change: disrupter or enabler?

Promoted by Thomson Reuters. Interview discussion with Peter Antonius, Managing Director at The Hive Advisory and...

10 September 2019 • By Thomson Reuters

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‘We don’t want businesses to fail’: ATO looks to equip practitioners with more...

The ATO will aim to give accountants and bookkeepers better data insights, such as in-depth benchmarking data, to...

10 September 2019 • By Jotham Lian