Accounting, governance and regulation research

The Discipline of Accounting, Governance and Regulation is home to a diverse community of internationally recognised scholars who continually strive to publish high level research in leading international journals.

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We undertake research into diverse issues affecting the business community and regulatory authorities.

the role of accounting information in decision making generally and capital markets in particular

the modelling of corporate failure and credit risk

corporate takeovers and reconstructions

corporate governance

accounting standard setting, particularly the role of international financial reporting standards in Australia

market price accounting

environmental and social reporting

accounting history and critical accounting research

public sector accountability and financial reporting

Business law and regulation research

Law facilitates and regulates business, so business advisors need to understand how the law works. Our academics produce a wide variety of influential research that is cited by the courts, used extensively by practitioners and tertiary institutions, and has an impact on parliamentary enquiries and law reform bodies.

Research engagement means that we have links with large accounting firms and top tier law firms and collaborate with professional and advisory bodies.

Our research agenda is reflected in our involvement in several major Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery and Linkage projects, our substantial research consultancies with industry and government and our active engagement with professional practice.

banking and finance law, financial secrecy and fraud

competition law and anti-trust crimes

corporations law, directors’ duties, and corporate crime

financial services, securities markets, insider trading and market offences

consumers, marketing, fair trading, intellectual property and franchising

money laundering, terrorist financing, cybercrime and foreign corruption

regulation of international financial crime, fintech and cryptocurrencies

regulation of professional advisors and ethics

regtech, business and compliance process automation

sustainability, climate change and business regulation

cyber-risk and critical infrastructure regulation

human rights and anti-modern slavery regulation

taxation policy, compliance and tax crimes

Our seminars

For further information on our seminars, please email Dr Simon Tan, Seminar Convenor, or call (02) 8627 7003.

To confirm attendance, please email agr.admin@sydney.edu.au or call (02) 9036 5473.

Our journals

Well-known journals edited by our staff

These journals make a distinctive contribution to accounting theory and practice in the international arena.

Many of our staff have written scholarly books published by major international publishing houses, as well as several leading textbooks in accounting.

Our people

Professor Jane Andrew

Dr Simon Tan

Professor Jane Andrew

Professor Max Baker

Professor Wai Fong Chua

Professor Clinton Free

Professor Stewart Jones

Professor Arunima Malik

Professor John Roberts

Professor Baljit Sidhu

Professor Sandra van der Laan

Professor Andrew Terry

Associate Professor Demetris Christodoulou

Associate Professor Maria Dyball

Associate Professor Geoff Frost

Associate Professor Ravi Seethamraju

Associate Professor David Chaikin

Associate Professor Shan Zhou

Emeritus Professors

Honorary Professors

Christopher Nobes
Sue Newberry

Honorary Senior Lecturer

Dr Anna Young-Ferris

2026

Academic	Institution	Dates
João Zupirolli	The Federal University of Rio De Janeiro	15 January – 19 June 2026
Chiara Bottausci	University of Bristol Business School	9-27 February 2026
Richard Krever	The University of Western Australia	2-17 March 2026
Iki Mafi Uele	University of Otago	9-27 March 2026
Claire Dambrin	ESCP Business School	6-24 April 2026
Nadezda Nazarova	Nord University	6 April – 6 May 2026
Sven Modell	University of Manchester	1-30 September 2026
Géraldine Hottegindre	Em Lyon Business School	1 September 2026 – 1 July 2027
Loïc Belze	Em Lyon Business School	1 September 2026 – 1 July 2027
Chan Li	University of Kansas	1-8 December 2026

2025

Academic	Institution	Dates
Professor Andreas Charitou	University of Cypress	4 March - 25 March 2025
Professor Nicolas Garcia-Torea	University of Burgos, Spain	14^th July – 15 August 2025
Dr Matteo Ronzani	University of Edinburgh Business School	28 April - 13 May 2025
Professor Hendrik Vollmer	Warwick Business School, The University of Wawick	8 Sep - 20 Sep 2025
Professor Darlene Himick	University of Ottawa, Ottawa Canada	1 Nov - 21 Nov 2025
Dr John Ko	Monash University, Melbourne	17 March - 4 April

View our current higher degree by research students.

Zihang Peng
Thesis title: Firm fundamentals, stochastic risk premiums, and the cross-section of expected returns
Completed: 2018
Supervisors: Demetris Christodoulou

Le Ma
Thesis title: Two studies on intangible assets: its management and economic impact
Completed: 2017
Supervisors: Demetris Christodoulou, Andrey Vasnev

Lisa Marini
Thesis title: Accountability and transparency surrounding microloan disclosure practices
Completed: 2017
Supervisors: Sandra van der Laan, Jane Andrew

Wesley Hamilton-Jessop
Thesis title: Accounting for tax consolidation: An investigation into the development and associated reporting requirements under the Australian group taxation system
Completed: 2015
Supervisors: Assoc Prof Anthony Ting

Rosyln Anne Roberts
Thesis title: Goodwill Impairment: A study of Australian Companies 2007 - 2013
Completed: 2015
Supervisors: Shumi Akhtar, Suresh Cuganesan

Milica Simic Misic
Thesis title: Crossing a Threshold: Using the SOLO Taxonomy and Exemplars to Facilitate Students' Conceptual Understanding of Depreciation in Introductory Accounting
Completed: 2015
Supervisors: Rosina Mladenovic, Amani Bell

Puja Devendra Ladva
Thesis title: All Your Time, All The Time: A Critical Ethnography in a Knowledge-intensive Firm
Completed: 2015
Supervisors: Jane Andrew, Dr Cornelia Beck

Yi Jiang
Thesis title: Modeling corporate financial distress in China
Completed: 2001
Supervisors: Stewart Jones

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