CPA Members

The latest issue of ITB actually , finally , published a letter from a member expressing their disappointment with the past events at CPA Australia, the lack of pursuing accountability, and the need to restore the brand.

Memo to the Editors: too little, too late.

They do not want to uncover anymore skeletons. They do not want any more bad press. They just want to move forward. As I have been saying since the Independent Review Interim Report, and Peter Wilson’s “that’s your problem” utterances....this here is the fatal flaw in the ill-conceived, inwardly-lo...

When there is no accountability and transparency in an accounting organisation, we’re all ****ed. This whole drama to date sends a terrible message to accountants everywhere about how they look at financial and ethical issues in their day to day employment . Why should I be fair and independent ? Ea...

Last time I met Malley, back in about 2015, he told me what a great guy Tyrone Carlin was. Look how great he has proved to be. Great at getting his snout in the trough, but not much else that has been reported. I certainly struggle to find any reporting of his achievements on behalf of CPA members. ...

Go back and look at any past post of mine on the subject. I think I was the first one to raise that a forensic audit should happen AND I asked for one in my first letter to the Board way before Malley was punted (never did get an answer to that letter but I know it was circulated inside CPA) The new...

Well if voting for people who vote for other people works so well why has the Representative Council failed so badly. I am assuming this is not a rhetorical question. The answer seems to be - - the rep council is not elected by Members directly. There is a call for nominations from the divisional c...

I think you are being a bit harsh allseeingeye. Brett, first off let’s not conflate two different issues. As for harsh ....may I suggest recalibrating your harshometer mate! At least I can make my point without having a frothy-mouthed spray at other posters (you may not have seen those , and they a...

If you have a look at the boarding pass it says seat 1c...that is not economy on any qantas flight.. So ms bowen saying it is an economy flight is treating us as idiots :lol: 😈 geoffrt0019 - Would you like to see my two first class international boarding passes from Sydney to Doha with Qatar in Jan...

Gonna frame mine. I have two spare frames with CPA and FCPA toilet paper in them currently; something about “Integrity” written on them but I am not sure what that means anymore.

Why did the old board see the need to rush through a clause right before their term ended last year, a clause allowing for CPA Advice directors to have their legal fees covered by CPA Australia ? Is this because they could see grounds for legal action related to directors duties? Everyway you look a...

Some people have criticised me for not renewing this year , but frankly Joe’s latest missive is exactly what I thought would happen, and I don’t want to be professionally associated with this any longer.. I am glad he has picked up on a point I have made previously - CPA is a relatively low risk bus...

https://www.ifa.com.au/news/18759-accountants-lament-2017-industry-scandals#ccomment-content-18759 Members of the accounting industry have reflected on some of the scandals that have rocked their profession in 2017, with the CPA Australia Advice saga chief among them. ifa sister title Accountants Da...

Grenfell fire: KPMG quits inquiry amid conflict of interest furore http://www.bbc.com/news/business-42598976#share-tools I was about to type “at least some accountants recognise a conflict of interest when they trip over it”. On reading the article again, it of course took activist pressure to do it...

The most charitable thing that I can say about the new Chairman , and indeed the selection committee, is that they are coming across as arrogant fools who are not equipped to manage external relationships with their member base or the public at large. Peter may well have had no contact with Malley i...

So let me make sure I understand this: Spillers: “we are concerned there has not been full and frank disclosure of remuneration at CPA Australia. The way your s202B remuneration disclosures have been prepared leaves scope for omissions” CPA Chairman: “ Show me what isn’t there.” Seriously ?? Then he...

"" Mr Wilson said the rebel CPA members calling for him to step down wanted to keep the accounting body in "a permanent state of destabilisation" and vowed that he would not be "dragged backwards on little pieces of minutiae". "" Oh Lord, here we go again. Its just a few pesky rebel members trying t...

Resignation from CPA Australia will not drive a shred of accountability, nor precipitate the changes that are still desperately necessary to prevent it all happening again. That is quite evident from the new Chairman's response, where he is already blaming a vocal minority of rebels seeking to "dest...

Handing over another year’s money to this opaque, stonewalling, unaccountable organisation is a double-edged sword. I perfectly understand the rationale for staying, being able to vote for change, and getting involved to drive improvement. Past events make clear the need for higher levels of member ...

.... I contend that this is a case of breach of directors duties and those section 180's provisions in the Corporations Act should be first port of call. .... Given the scale of largesse to Malley, I do find it hard to believe that a few of these Directors were satisfied with only a small lick of t...

Saw an interesting post on LinkedBook or FaceIn or something or other earlier today. What if Malley’s termination calculation was somehow linked to the volume of books sold or clicks on Naked CEO website or whatever? As some kind of pseudo-“Intellectual Property” payout for him being the face of CPA...