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The With Interest podcast brings you unrivalled commentary and thought leadership for businesses, accounting and finance professionals. Each week, we share expert industry opinions, insights and resources across accounting, public practice, taxation, auditing, finance, strategy, leadership, economic and business-related issues. Subscribe today to stay up-to-date with the latest episodes. With Interest is presented by CPA Australia, one of the world’s largest accounting bodies, with core services that include education, training, technical support and advocacy. In 2018, CPA Australia won an Award of Excellence at the 24th Annual Communicator Awards in the category of 'Podcasts - General-Corporation/Business'. CPA Australia publishes three podcasts: With Interest, INTHEBLACK and Excel Tips. To find out more about our podcasts, visit https://www.cpaaustralia.com.au/tools-and-resources/podcasts - or search for the shows in your podcast service. To contact the podcast team email us at podcasts@cpaaustralia.com.au.
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Mar 13, 2024

CPA Australia is helping to ease the excessive red tape burden on business by successfully advocating for more streamlined processes. 

In this podcast you’ll learn how we’re facilitating a better navigation of regulatory requirements, especially in financial reporting.

Listen now to find out more. 

Host: Simon Downes, External Affairs Lead, CPA Australia

Guest: Ram Subramanian, Interim Head of Policy and Advocacy, CPA Australia

For more insights, read how CPA Australia saved the Queensland construction industry unnecessary red tape.

Additionally, there is information on nationally consistent fundraising principles for the charity sector which frees up debilitating red tape. CPA Australia was one of the peak bodies that supported this campaign. 

CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting: 

Search for them in your podcast platform. 

You can email the podcast team at podcasts@cpaaustralia.com.au

Jan 22, 2024

With Interest presents an episode from CPA Australia's INTHEBLACK Out Loud podcast.

While learning a programming language was once the domain of IT specialists, today it starts in primary school. This is because programming unlocks the full power of computers to perform difficult tasks and answer complex queries.

While accountants already take advantage of tools like Microsoft Excel, a simple programming language like Python helps to streamline workflows and improve data manipulation when deeper insight is needed.

Listen to the full episode.

Click to read the article.

INTHEBLACK Out Loud is presented by CPA Australia.

CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:

Search for them in your podcast platform.

You can email the podcast team at podcasts@cpaaustralia.com.au

Jan 8, 2024

With Interest presents an episode from CPA Australia's INTHEBLACK  podcast.

Unlock long-term career success by honing your communications skills.

In this episode you’ll discover why these abilities are crucial and how you can elevate your soft skills to give your accounting and finance career a lift. Tune in now.

Host: Jacqueline Blondell, Content Editor, CPA Australia
Guest: Professor Nick McGuigan FCPA teaches at Monash Business School. He teaches finance and accounting leaders about the value of communication and its growing role for the profession.

INTHEBLACK has insights on today’s topic, including how to communicate complex financial information.

For more thought leadership, Nick McGuigan co-wrote a paper on the subject of art, technology and accounting.

McGuigan has also written a paper on the development of integrative thinking and has been part of a mycelium and accounting project, which was subsequently reported on.

Additionally, there are examples of the way accounting is communicated at organisations such as TJ Accounting Consultants and Fox and Hare Financial Advice.

For added background, head to the creative accounting research project at Coventry University and the Accountability Institute.

You can also watch the Dating an Accountant project and read about how you measure love.

CPA Australia publishes three podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:

Search for them in your podcast platform.

You can email the podcast team at podcasts@cpaaustralia.com.au

 
Dec 25, 2023

With Interest presents an episode from CPA Australia's INTHEBLACK Out Loud podcast.

The stress and burnout that have permeated the working environment in recent years have increased the importance of empathy at work.

Empathy and authentic vulnerability have become vital in the workplace, and both are often regarded as key leadership traits.

Listen to the full episode.

Click to read the article.

INTHEBLACK Out Loud is presented by CPA Australia.

CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:

Search for them in your podcast platform.

You can email the podcast team at podcasts@cpaaustralia.com.au

Dec 11, 2023

With Interest presents an episode from CPA Australia's INTHEBLACK  podcast.

Penetration testers hack into your company servers. Don’t worry – these are friends who can help your company stay safe from the dark web’s cyberthreats.

“Pen testers” do it to protect you from the real hackers out there trying to steal your data.

In this episode we meet a lead penetration tester. Learn what he does, how he does it and how you can improve your own organisation’s cyber security.

Host: Garreth Hanley, podcast producer, CPA Australia
Guests: Dan Weis, Practice Lead - Penetration Testing, Nexon Asia Pacific

CPA Australia has its own cyber security resources and support.

You can also check out the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), which has useful information for small and medium businesses.

If you've been hacked there is online support and you can phone 1300CYBER1

For global news and security events

For vendor security notification feeds

CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:

Search for them in your podcast platform.

You can email the podcast team at podcasts@cpaaustralia.com.au

Oct 16, 2023

Receiving communications from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) can often be stressful for taxpayers and their advisers. 

Nevertheless, being aware of what to anticipate and how to appropriately react can alleviate some of the anxiety. 

As the deadline for submitting your tax return approaches (October 31), we’ve got you covered. This timely episode provides valuable insights and guidance on what’s essential.

Tune in now.

Host: Dr Jane Rennie, Head of Media and External Engagement, CPA Australia

Guest: Elinor Kasapidis, Head of Policy and Advocacy, CPA Australia

For more insights on today’s topic, CPA Australia has a tip sheet on responding to ATO enquiries. Additionally, the ATO has a taxpayer charter with further information. 

CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance and accounting: 

Search for them in your podcast platform. 

You can email the podcast team at podcasts@cpaaustralia.com.au

Aug 7, 2023

Do you need to enhance your understanding of Australia's property market? Whether you’re a homeowner, investor, buyer or renter, this episode will provide you with valuable property insights. 

Uncover expert perspectives from one of Australia's most respected economists by tuning in now. 

Host: Dr Jane Rennie, Head of Media and External Relations, CPA Australia

Guest: Warren Hogan, Chief Economic Adviser at Judo Bank, Managing Director and Founder of EQ Economics, former chief economist of the ANZ Banking Group and a principal adviser to the Federal Treasury. Hogan also undertakes residential property research as an economic adviser to Halo Technologies

For more on today’s topic, Hogan was a guest on With Interest earlier this year, offering expert insights on Australia’s property market. 

CPA Australia publishes three podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting: 

Search for them in your podcast platform. 

You can email the podcast team at podcasts@cpaaustralia.com.au

Jul 24, 2023

The ISSB's new reporting standards IFRS S1 and S2 are set to have a wide-ranging impact. If you’re a business, finance or accounting professional, these expert insights on the two new reporting changes will come in handy. 

Tune in now to so you can better understand how these reporting changes might impact your business.

Hosts: Patrick Viljoen, Senior Manager ESG policy, CPA Australia and Ram Subramanian, Senior Manager, Reporting Policy, CPA Australia

Guest: Terence Jeyaretnam, Partner and APAC Leader of Ernst & Young Climate Change and Sustainability team based in Melbourne

For more information on today’s topic, CPA Australia has insights on sustainability reporting – IFRS S1 and S2 and the implications for Australian entities and their boards

Additionally, in the light of climate-related risks becoming a major area of focus for organisations today, CPA Australia has a climate risk and audit of financial statements overview guide.

 

CPA Australia publishes three podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting: 

Search for them in your podcast platform. 

You can email the podcast team at podcasts@cpaaustralia.com.au

Apr 25, 2023

There’s a crisis in Australia. 

Construction companies are going into liquidation at a record rate, leaving home buyers, tradespeople, employees and the industry in shock. 

CPA Australia’s insolvency expert shares advice and need-to-know insights. 

Listen now. 

Host: Jennifer Duke, External Affairs Lead, CPA Australia

Guest: Kristen Beadle, Manager Public Practice and SME, CPA Australia

And for more, CPA Australia has a guidance page on indicators of financial distress for SMEs

CPA Australia publishes three podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance and accounting: 

Search for them in your podcast platform. 

You can email the podcast team at podcasts@cpaaustralia.com.au

Mar 27, 2023

Did you know the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) was last reviewed in 1981? That was the Campbell inquiry reporting to the then Fraser Government. 

Much has changed since then. 

Little wonder there’s great interest in this current review to be delivered to the Federal Government imminently, and which was triggered by the reporting of senior Sydney Morning Herald and The Age correspondent Shane Wright. 

The respected correspondent joins Jennifer Duke, CPA Australia’s Walkley Award-winning former economics correspondent for the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. 

They discuss the potential impact of this review. In particularly, the origins of the RBA and the broader implications for the Central Bank of this review. 

And with the RBA firmly in the spotlight for its aggressive cash rate rises since May 2022, there will be much focus on this review when it’s delivered to the Treasurer Jim Chalmers. 

“The reserve bank has this fantastic graph,” Wright says in this episode, “showing its forecast for wages growth from about 2012 marked against reality. And never the twain shall meet. 

“This is the Mary Celeste of forecasting.” 

Listen now. 

Host: Jennifer Duke, External Affairs Lead at CPA Australia

Guest: Shane Wright, Senior Economics correspondent with the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age

You can read Shane’s reporting on the origins of the Reserve Bank and the case for a review.

CPA Australia publishes three podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance and accounting: 

Search for them in your podcast platform. 

You can email the podcast team at podcasts@cpaaustralia.com.au

Audio of RBA Governor Philip Lowe: Source: Reserve Bank of Australia 2021

Mar 20, 2023

A new Asia-Pacific Small Business survey by CPA Australia was released this week. 

And the survey has some surprise findings, despite the economic turbulence and COVID-19-related issues. 

However, we’ve flagged issues with the government that we believe could harm our future growth.

Want key learnings from CPA Australia’s 14th annual Asia-Pacific small business survey? 

We received responses from 4280 small businesses in:

  • Australia
  • New Zealand
  • Mainland China
  • Hong Kong
  • India
  • Malaysia
  • New Zealand
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • Taiwan
  • Vietnam

In this episode, we chat with one of the report’s authors to deep dive into the findings. 

Listen now. 

Host: Dr. Jane Rennie, General Manager Media and Content, CPA Australia

Guest: Gavan Ord, Senior Manager Business Policy, CPA Australia 

And after you’ve listened to the podcast, have a read of the CPA Australia’s Small Business Survey and vote in our LinkedIn poll

There is also a media release on this podcast topic.

CPA Australia publishes three podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance and accounting: 

Search for them in your podcast platform. 

You can email the podcast team at podcasts@cpaaustralia.com.au

Mar 13, 2023

Retirement and financial wellbeing depends on ensuring all Australians can access appropriate, high-quality financial advice. Right? However, aspects of this sector haven’t worked as well as they could. Instead, consumers and advisers are grappling with high costs, a lack of trust and excessive documentation. 

For these reasons, there has been a review (Michelle Levy’s Quality of Advice Review, otherwise known as the QAR)

The aim of the review is to improve the accessibility and affordability of quality financial advice. The recommendations were made public in February 2023.

 To dive into the QAR are two CPA Australia experts who made submissions and worked closely with government and industry to help find some practical solutions. 

Want to learn more? Listen right now. 

Host: Jennifer Duke, External Affairs Lead at CPA Australia

Guests: Keddie Waller, Head of Public Practice and SME at CPA Australia, and Michael Davison, Senior Manager, Advocacy and Retirement Policy at CPA Australia

You can also have a look at CPA Australia’s Quality of Advice Review – Proposals for Reform.

And read the media release explaining why the Joint Associations Working Group welcomes the release of the final report of the Quality of Advice Review

For further information, CPA Australia has produced a Value of Advice research report which has some excellent insights.

CPA Australia publishes three podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance and accounting: 

Search for them in your podcast platform. 

You can email the podcast team at podcasts@cpaaustralia.com.au

Mar 6, 2023

In this special episode, we explain what this statement actually means. And why a professional accounting organisation like ours is actively supporting reconciliation.  

And we ask the tough questions, such as, is this an appropriate thing for businesses to be doing? And is there a risk that some will engage in so-called ‘social washing?

Providing perspective and insights on this important issue are two experts from CPA Australia. 

Simone Spaulding, CPA Australia Senior Manager, Culture, Capability and Wellbeing, and Patrick Viljoen, CPA Australia Senior Manager Environmental, Social and Governance Policy.

Listen now. 

Host: Dr Jane Rennie, General Manager Media and Content at CPA Australia

Guests: 

Simone Spaulding, CPA Australia Senior Manager, Culture, Capability and Wellbeing

Patrick Viljoen, Senior Manager Environmental, Social and Governance Policy at CPA Australia.

CPA Australia publishes three podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting: 

Search for them on your podcast platform. 

Email the podcast team at podcasts@cpaaustralia.com.au 

You can also read CPA Australia’s response to the Uluru Statement from the Heart and Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan 2022-2024 on our website

Feb 27, 2023

Superannuation for many Australians is at risk of a 45 per cent penalty tax due to ATO rules around applying your own professional or trade skills to your personal life. 

And who is at most risk of this super rule? Accountants, solicitors, real estate agents and tradies. 

The current rules prohibit transactions with related parties at “mate’s rates” or no rate at all. Even mistakenly using a work laptop to complete a personal task could trigger a breach.

To examine this rule and offer CPA Australia’s view is Richard Webb, Policy Adviser for Superannuation and Financial Planning at CPA Australia. 

Listen now. 

Host: Jennifer Duke, External Affairs Lead at CPA Australia

Guest: Richard Webb, Policy Adviser for Superannuation and Financial Planning at CPA Australia CPA Australia publishes three podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting: 

Search for them in your podcast app. 

Email the podcast team at podcasts@cpaaustralia.com.au 

And you can read CPA Australia’s joint submission to Treasury on the non-arm’s length expense rules for superannuation funds. 

For further reading, there is a media release by CPA Australia on this topic.

Feb 22, 2023

Today’s episode features special guest, ATO Assistant Commissioner Tim Loh. 

He’ll be discussing the changes made by the ATO to working from home (WFH) deductions and what these revisions mean for you. 

Listen now. 

Host: Elinor Kasapidis, Senior Manager, Tax Policy, Policy & Advocacy at CPA Australia

Guest: Tim Loh, Australian Taxation Office (ATO) Assistant Commissioner

CPA Australia publishes three podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting: 

Search for them in your podcast app. 

You can email the podcast team at podcasts@cpaaustralia.com.au 

For further information on today’s podcast, the ATO’s media release outlines changes to working from home deductions.

Additionally, there is a practical compliance guideline from the ATO for additional running expenses while working from home. 

And the ATO has a downloadable PDF poster which summarises working from home deductions

You can also read about working from home expenses on the ATO’s website

Also, the ATO’s Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn accounts have content related to today’s episode.

Feb 13, 2023

Today’s episode examines new reporting requirements for electronic distribution platforms. 

This is relevant to many Australians as an estimated 250,000 work in the online economy, otherwise known as the gig, sharing or barter economy. 

And some of these changes from the Australian Tax Office (ATO) will start on 1 July 2023. 

Explaining what you need to know is guest expert Elinor Kasapidis, senior manager of tax policy at CPA Australia

Listen now. 

Host: Dr. Jane Rennie, General Manager Media and Content, Marketing and Communications at CPA Australia

Guest: Elinor Kasapidis, Senior Manager of Tax Policy at CPA Australia.

CPA Australia publishes three podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting: 

Search for them in your podcast app. 

Email the podcast team at podcasts@cpaaustralia.com.au 

For more insights, CPA Australia has made a submission to the ATO on electronic distribution platform reporting.

And the ATO has useful information on the sharing economy reporting regime

Feb 8, 2023

Today’s episode looks at budget submissions made to the Federal Government. 

Each year, hundreds of organisations make submissions to the Treasury. This includes CPA Australia, which has 44 recommendations. 

Discussing the business issues underlying these requests is guest expert Gavan Ord, Senior Manager of Business Policy at CPA Australia.

Listen now. 

Host: Dr. Jane Rennie, General Manager Media and Content, Marketing and Communications at CPA Australia

Guest: Gavan Ord, Senior Manager of Business Policy at CPA Australia

CPA Australia publishes three podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting: 

Search for them in your podcast app. 

Email the podcast team at podcasts@cpaaustralia.com.au 

And you can read CPA Australia’s 2023 budget submission to Treasury.

Jan 30, 2023

Today’s episode looks at Australia’s rollercoaster property market.

What do the fluctuations mean for property owners, buyers (including first-time buyers), investors and renters?

Discussing this is guest expert Warren Hogan.

He is the chief economic adviser at Judo Bank and has recently commenced doing residential property research as an economic adviser to Halo Technologies.

Warren is also a former chief economist of the ANZ Banking Group and a principal adviser to the Federal Treasury.

Listen now.

Host: Dr. Jane Rennie, General Manager Media and Content, Marketing and Communications at CPA Australia

Guest: Warren Hogan, a chief economic adviser at Judo Bank who has recently commenced doing residential property research as an economic adviser to Halo Technologies. He is also a former chief economist of the ANZ Banking Group and a principal adviser to the Federal Treasury.

CPA Australia publishes three podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:

Search for them in your podcast service.

You can email the podcast team at podcasts@cpaaustralia.com.au

 

Jan 24, 2023

Today’s episode looks at the Federal Government’s commitments on environmental policy, and what they mean for business in Australia.

This includes climate-related disclosures, new emissions limits, net zero, greenwashing, costs to businesses, just transition and more.

Discussing this is our guest expert Patrick Viljoen, Senior Manager of Environmental, Social and Governance Policy at CPA Australia.

Listen now.

Host: Dr. Jane Rennie, General Manager Media and Content, Marketing and Communications at CPA Australia

Guest: Patrick Viljoen, Senior Manager of Environmental, Social and Governance Policy at CPA Australia

CPA Australia publishes three podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting. They are:

  • With Interest
  • INTHEBLACK (coming soon)
  • Excel Tips

Search for them in your podcast service.

You can email the podcast team at podcasts@cpaaustralia.com.au

And if you have a question about any of the topics we’ve discussed in this podcast, or any of CPA Australia’s policy and advocacy work, email policy.advocacy@cpaaustralia.com.au.

Jan 17, 2023

In this first episode of 2023, we forecast what’s in store for business this year.

Specifically, we focus on key areas such as economic growth, the labour force, inflation, and interest rates.

To discuss this is our guest expert Gavan Ord, Senior Manager of Business Policy at CPA Australia.

Listen now.

Host: Dr Jane Rennie, General Manager Media and Content

Guest: Gavan Ord, Senior Manager of Business Policy at CPA Australia

CPA Australia publishes three podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:

  • With Interest
  • INTHEBLACK
  • Excel Tips

Search for them in your podcast service.

And you can email the podcast team at podcasts@cpaaustralia.com.au

Jan 17, 2023

In 2023, the CPA Australia Podcast is changing its name to With Interest.

With Interest brings you unrivalled commentary and thought leadership for businesses, accounting and finance professionals.

Each week, we share expert industry opinions, insights and resources across accounting, public practice, taxation, auditing, finance, strategy, leadership, economic and business-related issues.

Subscribe today to stay up-to-date with the latest episodes.

With Interest is presented by CPA Australia, one of the world’s largest accounting bodies, with core services that include education, training, technical support and advocacy.

In 2018, CPA Australia won an Award of Excellence at the 24th Annual Communicator Awards in the category of 'Podcasts - General-Corporation/Business'.

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CPA Australia publishes three podcasts:
- With Interest
- INTHEBLACK 
- Excel Tips

To find out more about our podcasts, visit https://www.cpaaustralia.com.au/tools-and-resources/podcasts - or search for the shows in your podcast service. To contact the podcast team email us at podcasts@cpaaustralia.com.au.

Dec 5, 2022

In this episode, we examine the summer employment market. 

We look at what jobseekers, recruiters and employers need to know, including those in the accounting and finance industries. 

We also explore job ads, wages growth, and WFH home trends.

To discuss this is our guest expert Matt Cowgill, Senior Economist at Australian online employment marketplace, SEEK.

Listen now. 

Host:  Dr Jane Rennie, General Manager Media and Content
Guest: Matt Cowgill, Senior Economist at SEEK

For more career insights, CPA Australia’s “Career, Elevated” December 2022 January 2023 Special Edition is out now. 

And for market insights, SEEK has produced an employment report across industries with national and state and territory insights. 

SEEK has also produced a report that examines the advertised salaries index (ASI) trends across a variety of industries up to October 2022. 

This is our last episode of With Interest for the year. 

But we will return in January 2023 with all-new episodes. 

From all of us here at CPA Australia, thanks for listening to With Interest in 2022.

Dec 1, 2022

In this episode, tech evangelist Doug Boyd from Data reFactory delves into different aspects of financial data. 

He simplifies what it is and how financial data can be combined with other data to provide meaningful information and business insights. 

Specifically, he offers his insights into key areas that relate to CPA Australia members and, more broadly, the accounting profession, such as data triangulation, data governance and data sovereignty.

Listen now. 

Host:  Dr Jana Schmitz, Digital Economy Policy Lead, CPA Australia
Guest: Doug Boyd, Director, Data reFactory

Nov 29, 2022

In this episode, we look at the risks and approaches to drought planning, preparedness and recovery and the role that accountants can play in this cycle.

To help explore this topic is our guest expert Courtney Bryant, Assistant Secretary from the Commonwealth Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.

Listen now. 

Host:  Kimberley Ohayon, Manager of Advocacy and Engagement at CPA Australia

Guest: Courtney Bryant, Assistant Secretary from the Commonwealth Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

CPA Australia has released two new My Firm, My Future e-learning modules to further support our regional and rural members. 

One on the Drought Support Shared Responsibility Framework which we have referenced in this podcast, and one on Succession Planning for farming clients.

Additionally, you can find more useful information by searching “drought” on the official government department site

Nov 21, 2022

In this episode, we examine Labor’s proposed industrial relations reforms, currently before Parliament.  What will change for business, who might be impacted, and when could this happen? 

To help answer these questions is our guest expert Michael Nicolazzo, who specialises in employment and workplace law at Maddocks law firm.

Listen now. 

Host:  Dr Jane Rennie, CPA Australia General Manager Media and Content

Guest: Michael Nicolazzo, a partner at Maddocks law firm specialising in employment and workplace law

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