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Sep 24, 2024 | 
jci.org | Vicki Stylianou |Kirstie M. Bertram |Van Vo |Elizabeth Dunn |Heeva Baharlou |James Elhindi | +8 more
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Aug 21, 2024 | 
publicaccountant.com.au | Vicki Stylianou
To add to this complexity, many countries, including Germany and my own country of Australia, have federal systems where the federal government and the state governments are not always aligned in their policy and legislative priorities and objectives. In my view, in Australia there is rarely alignment among the states themselves and among the states, territories and federal government.
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Jun 26, 2024 | 
publicaccountant.com.au | Vicki Stylianou
In a detailed joint submission with CA ANZ and CPA, the IPA has outlined a series of measures to keep the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) reforms from adding unnecessary compliance costs to much needed AML/CTF reforms.
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Jan 24, 2024 | 
publicaccountant.com.au | Vicki Stylianou
ICSB SME World Forum, Baku, Azerbaijan
I attended the 2023 International Council for Small Business (ICSB) SME World Forum in Baku, Azerbaijan, as incoming chair for the ICSB.
The opportunity to speak with small business leaders and policy makers from around the globe is always incredibly valuable – but this year I was really struck by the synergies between some of our conversations we were having and our surroundings.
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Oct 4, 2023 | 
publicaccountant.com.au | Vicki Stylianou
In 2022, the IPA-Deakin SME Research Centre published The Case for a National Australian Small Business Agency white paper to help improve government cooperation and service delivery for the sector.
That report recognised the role of the national Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman. The ASBFEO, however, is limited to small and family business advocacy, and dispute resolution assistance.
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Sep 15, 2023 | 
publicaccountant.com.au | Vicki Stylianou
In brief:
Treasury Laws Amendment (2023 Measures No. 3) Bill 2023 passed both Houses of Parliament on 6 September, enabling an ‘experience pathway’ into financial advice without qualifications. While the provision of quality financial advice has been hampered by a shortage of qualified advisers, the IPA does not believe that removing education requirements is a suitable solution.
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Aug 22, 2023 | 
publicaccountant.com.au | Vicki Stylianou
This year, as the IPA turns 100, we find ourselves not only celebrating the past, but looking towards the future. A large part of our future is impacted by ESG factors – environmental factors, society and social policy, and the governance of these factors.
We are particularly interested in the development of the governance framework, including sustainability reporting standards, and the part this will play in our effort to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.
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Jul 4, 2023 | 
publicaccountant.com.au | Vicki Stylianou
In 2021, Fiji exported $1.08 billion worth of goods and services, versus $2.54 billion in imports. That export value is highly concentrated to few sectors. IPA Group Executive Advocacy and Policy Vicki Stylianou recently travelled to Fiji to present at the Fiji Institute of Chartered Accountants 2023 Congress, sharing practical insights to help local businesses build export capacity. Here, we recap the need for that capacity-building and the tactics local businesses can use.
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Jun 28, 2023 | 
publicaccountant.com.au | Vicki Stylianou
Australia’s first national wellbeing framework, the Measuring What Matters Statement, could help small businesses support employees amid increasing awareness of the relationship between happiness, wellness and performance, and a focus on holistic metrics alongside financial indicators as measures of business success.
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May 4, 2023 | 
publicaccountant.com.au | Vicki Stylianou
Key points:
The IPA’s Advocacy and Policy team lodged the IPA’s pre-Budget submission with the Federal Treasury in January. While many recommendations focus on tax measures, we also urge change in innovation policy, trade policy, financial services, regulatory reform, and from the small business and SME perspective. Our recommendations would boost productivity growth through increasing small business and SME innovation, competition, and participation.
