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• Accounting for the non-tangibles.

  - 2007-03-15

  Byline: Sonja Kukec Mar 15, 2007 (CA Charter - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Australian accountants are experiencing difficulties with the interpretation of the rules on reporting of non-financial information. Broad-based business reporting, otherwise known as extended reporting, is expected to become one of...

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• Trust, honour and obey.

  - 2006-09-04

  Byline: Cameron Cooper Sep 04, 2006 (CA Charter - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Corporate governance rules have become much tougher as a result of corporate collapses in recent times. There are some who believe that this is slowing the raising of ethical standards...

  Tags: accounting, FINANCE, professor, University of New South Wales

• Trees shown to be 'sinks'.

  - 2006-06-08

  Byline: David McKenzie Jun 08, 2006 (The Weekly Times - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Australian researchers have overturned claims that trees contribute significant amounts of methane into the atmosphere. Instead, their research proved again the importance of trees in absorbing greenhouse gases. ...

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• Franchisees left high and dry - report.

  - 2006-04-04

  Apr 04, 2006 (Inside Retailing - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Insolvency laws offer little protection to franchisees, a University of New South Wales study claims. The report shows franchisees ...

  Tags: accounting, Australia, FINANCE, University of New South Wales

• Executive options disclosure rules "a con".

  - 2003-05-09

  May 08, 2003 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) An Australian regulatory demand that executive options be valued has sparked debate in accounting circles. The Australian Securities & Investments Commission ASIC announced on 7 May 2003 it will require companies to value...

  Tags: accounting, ASICs, FINANCE, HARDWARE, Semiconductors, University of New South Wales, valuation

• Local accountants still have too much discretion.

  - 2002-07-10

  Jul 10, 2002 The Australian Financial Review ABIX via COMTEX -- In the US, it is held that accounts will only be fair if they are prepared according to well-prescribed standards. The US Financial Accounting Standards Board has 145 "Statements of Standards". Certainly, there...

  Tags: accounting, FINANCE, Quality, standards, University of New South Wales