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PwC Tax Scandal’s Aftermath: It’s Time to Seriously Regulate the Big 4
Professor Janek Ratnatunga, CEO of the Institute of Certified Management Accountants, says that in the aftermath of the PwC tax scandal it is time to seriously regulate all the Big 4 Accounting giants, KPMG, Deloitte, [...]
Premier Management Accounting Bodies In Thailand (TFAC) And Australia (CMA ANZ) Sign Collaboration Agreement
1st December 2022 heralded a milestone for the Management Accounting Professionals of the two nations of Thailand and Australia as it marked the beginning of a new Collaborative effort by the premier Management Accounting bodies [...]
Rod Sims, Don Rankin and Simon Griffiths inducted into the ICMA Global Accounting and Management Accounting Hall of Fame.
After a lull of two years due to Covid, the Institute of Certified Management Accountants (Australia & New Zealand) celebrated the induction of two outstanding champions into its Global Accounting and Management Accounting Hall of [...]
Skills Australia removing accountants from the shortage list has some overall merit! But the reasons are complex says Management Accountant’s CEO
“Skills Australia's decision to remove accountants from the shortage list based on advertised vacancies has some overall merit, but the reasons for this are quite complex, and there are many nuances to explaining the fall [...]
Optus Data Hack: The Dark Side of Invading Social Media Privacy
The “Optus’ data breach which compromised the personal details and even identity documents such as Medicare cards, passports and driving licences of up to 9.8 million Australians leaves many questions unanswered, says Prof Janek Ratnatunga, [...]
Charity Fundraising: It’s time to end Racially Stereotyped Children’s Images
Despite significant criticisms, international charities persist in using racially stereotyped images of children in fundraising advertising. “This is because, obviously, such images yield the most donations”, says Prof Janek Ratnatunga, the CEO of the Institute [...]
Reversing the Plastic Pandemic: CMA ANZ calls for a ‘Plastic Credit’ Cap-and-Trade-Solution
Nov 18, 2021 - A ‘black swan event’ is one that whilst being extremely rare and of severe impact, is nevertheless characterised by the widespread insistence it was obvious in hindsight. The Covid-19 pandemic was [...]
Why Australia is a Safe Haven for Criminals and Money Launderers
Accountants, Lawyers, and Real-estate professionals are actively lobbying to avoid reporting suspicious transactions. Newspapers and other media outlets have this week reported stories on corrupt activities involving casinos, money laundering, foreign influence, tax avoidance, offshore [...]
Why Australia’s Regulators are Powerless in KPMG Exam Cheating Scandal
Is it time for a Royal Commission on the Auditing profession? In mid-September 2021, The Australian arm of one of the world’s biggest and most prestigious accounting firms, KPMG, was fined A$613,000 by a US [...]
Afterpay: Tech Hype used to Hook Financially Unsavvy Millennials
Prof Janek RatnatungaCEO, CMA Australia & NZ In early August 2021, payments fintech Square announced its intention to acquire Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) firm, Afterpay, for A$39 billion (US$29b) - the biggest [...]
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