This survey is the tenth in our Small Business Survey Program. Through the Small Business Survey Program, we aim to provide research to inform the decisions of small business owners, advisers to small business and policy makers.
This 2008 research report compares the pre- and post-retirement living standards for 12 representative retirement groups, based on family type, income level and retirement age.
CPA Australia commissioned the Corporate Governance and Financial Reporting Centre, National University of Singapore to investigate views on the introduction of IFRS for SMEs as proposed by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).
February 2007: CPA Australia's Board Public Sector Committee commissioned a research report to determine the extent of public sector accounting education in Australian universities.
January 2007: Report prepared by researchers from the University of Western Australia (UWA) for CPA Australia's Centre of Excellence for Financial Reporting and Governance.
January 2007: Summary of findings from a CPA Australia survey which asked accountants and audit members to comment on their clients' decision making after undertaking the financial due diligence process.
February 2006: Research conducted by CPA Australia that reports on a survey of regulatory developments and other professional and commercial initiatives.
September 2005: Research designed to assist in understanding whether Financial Services Reform is achieving its objectives after its first year of operation, particularly from a consumer perspective.
October 2005: Research that seeks to identify current practices of sustainability and triple bottom line (TBL) reporting, and the characteristics of adopters.
June 2005: Report examining the sources of growth in Australia's accounting workforce, focusing on how changes to Australia's skilled migration selection system have affected the migration component of this growth.
Annual survey covering investment decision making, business leader integrity, use of company annual reports, the annual general meeting, perceptions of auditor independence and confidence.
2005 report which evaluates the impact of various superannuation options on living standards before and after retirement for representative retirement groups.
October 2004: Research into self managed superannuation funds (SMSFs), providing a snapshot of the SMSF market, the reasons why or why they aren't used and the service providers and advisers used.
2000: Report providing people working in or with the public sector an insight into the importance and application of risk management policies and practices.
May 2000: Survey looking at the key issues for succession planning in business, in particular what family businesses consider are the most important successor attributes and succession planning issues.
