Articles in the News

Fair work not so fair

03 May 2012

Business Review Weekly has interviewed director of the Workplace Research Centre at the University of Sydney Business School, Professor John Buchanan, as part of a report into workplace disputes and the Fair Work regime.

Staff Member: John Buchanan
Publication: Business Review Weekly

Board members need to do their homework

02 May 2012

The Australian Financial Review has interviewed Nigel Finch, senior lecturer in the discipline of accounting at the University of Sydney Business School, regarding his opinion that a company director must understand how foreign exchange works, literally and conceptually.

Staff Member: Nigel Finch
Publication: Australian Financial Review

Inspired Insights

01 Apr 2012

In The Black magazine has interviewed Associate Professor in Accounting at the University of Sydney Business School, Rosina McAlpine, who, frustrated by a dearth of decent books on parenthood, penned her own guide to bringing up kids in the 21st century.

Staff Member: Rosina McAlpine
Publication: In The Black

ASIC needs to sharpen its teeth

March 22, 2012

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission's threat to get tough on disclosure is just about an annual event now. Though the motivation is legitimate, it is not so well placed when it has to be made so often.

Staff Member: Frank Clarke and Graeme Dean
Publication: Australian Financial Review

The usefulness of Sydney's monorail system

March 01, 2012

Professor Corinne Mulley, Chair in Public Transport at the University of Sydney Business School Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, has commented on Sydney's monorail system in Popular Science magazine.

Staff Member: Corinne Mulley
Publication: Popular Science Magazine

Inspiration is on screen

November 08, 2011

University of Sydney Business School alumni, NRL Bulldogs player and Director of the Future Direction Network, Corey Payne, is interviewed regarding the Future Direction Network's initiatives in high schools to encourage and inspire students to go to University.

Staff Member: Corey Payne
Publication: Fairfield City Champion

New rules won't prevent next crisis, says top regulator

November 01, 2011

The Australian has interviewed Harvey Pitt, former chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission, who is visiting Australia as a guest of the University of Sydney Business School and the US Studies Centre.

Staff Member: The University of Sydney Business School
Publication: The Australian

Former US Securities and Exchange Commission head says still worse to come

October 31, 2011

ABC Radio National's PM program has interviewed Harvey Pitt, former chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission, who is visiting Australia as a guest of the University of Sydney Business School and the US Studies Centre.

Staff Member: The University of Sydney Business School
Publication: ABC Radio National

Peter Wolnizer Appointed Chair of the International Accounting Education Standards Board

October 13, 2011

The outstanding international reputation of the University of Sydney Business School's Accounting Discipline has been further strengthened with the appointment of Professor Peter Wolnizer OAM as Chair of the International Accounting Education Standards Board (IAESB).

Staff Member: Peter Wolnizer
Publication:

Fresh focus on 'true and fair'

June 29, 2011

The University of Sydney Business School Accounting Professors Frank Clarke and Graeme Dean have written in the Australian Financial Review about the implications of the federal court decision in the Centro case.

Staff Member: Graeme Dean
Publication: Australian Financial Review

Flailing in the dark for answers on electricity sale

January 24, 2011

Accounting Professor Bob Walker from the University of Sydney talks about the New South Wales electricity sales and how the Government has witheld so many details that it is impossible to analyse the multibillion-dollar transactions.

Staff Member: Bob Walker
Publication: The Sydney Morning Herald

Retailers declare war on onine shopping

January 06, 2011

The nation's biggest retailers including David Jones, Myer and Harvey Norman, have launched a campaign against online shopping sites, calling on the Government to impose a GST on all goods bought over the internet - or removal of the GST from all products under $1000. Academic Nigel Finch agreed that the campaign appears to be alarmist. "The alarmist factor is that Australian retailers are being disadvantaged by this business regulation." He said that consumers were merely taking advantage of a currency arbitrage between the strong Australian dollar and the weaker US currency.

Staff Member: Nigel Finch
Publication: The Daily Telegraph

ASIC is wounded, time for a rethink

December 29, 2010

James Hardie directors' appeal against the decision favouring ASIC brings increased criticism. It may be time to question whether a group of companies is capable of being regulated, write the University of Sydney Business School Accounting Professors Frank Clarke and Graeme Dean.

Staff Member: Graeme Dean
Publication: Australian Financial Review

Learning for Living-Using Teams for Student Centred Learning

July 30, 2010

Rodney Coyte and Gary Oliver

A teaching innovation which uses class time for assurance of knowledge is shown to enhance student problem-solving and communication skills.

Publication: Synergy

Hardie given far too much wriggle room

December 01, 2009

Sandra van der Laan and Lee Moerman

Instead of supporting the company's tactics to shift its responsibilities, the government should legislate to ensure Hardie's primary responsibility is to fund its asbestos claims

Publication: Australian Financial Review

One.Tel ruling proves solvency a thorny issue

November 01, 2009

Graeme Dean and Frank Clarke

The judgement provides food for thought on fashionable coroporate governance.

Publication: Australian Financial Review

Moment of truth for the accounts

October 28, 2009

Frank Clarke and Graeme Dean

The Australian Securities and Investment Commission's tilt at Centro's directors is well targeted insofar as it thrusts into the limelight the reality that those signing off on company accounts are declaring that as best it can be determined at the time they truly and fairly disclose the financial position and financial performance.

Publication: Australian Financial Review