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The CPA were a part of the committee who originally wrote the ASX Code. AAP Image/Alan Porritt

June 21, 2017

The CPA saga demonstrates why Australia’s corporate governance code needs replacing

The ASX code was written by, and for, corporate insiders. The council that regulates it is not monitored by a government body, and its members are not elected.

CEO of CPA Australia, Alex Malley, has come under fire for the amount he’s paid in light of public scrutiny. Alex Porritt/AAP

June 14, 2017

CPA in crisis: why more associations will have to disclose CEO pay

Julie Walker, The University of Queensland

The amplified public concerns about executive pay that led to the cementing of reporting and disclosure into law, may start trend of voluntary disclosure among professional bodies.

Australian accountants are concerned new industry standards which ban “conflicted remuneration” such as commissions on insurance in in conflict with financial planning legislation.

January 7, 2013

Accountants going ape over APES 230

Julie Walker, The University of Queensland

Right now, the Australian accounting industry is in uproar about financial planning. The new standard APES 230 Financial Planning Services, issued by the Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board…

A quarter of retirees are using their superannuation lump sum to pay off debt: is this poor planning or the result of tax incentives?

November 5, 2012

For retirees, nothing is certain but debt and taxes

Susan Thorp, University of Technology Sydney

Will extra debt neutralise increases in the superannuation contribution rate? Studies of retirees’ financial positions show that many people accumulate debt faster than they add to their super. Once they…

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