The magazine for Australian Chartered Accountants

Welcome to Charter

Charter is produced by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and is the profession's flagship publication.

It presents independent and informed analysis and explanation from commentators and leaders in business and chartered accounting about significant issues that matter both nationally and internationally.

This month's issue

• Cover: A look at the Australian housing market and whether property prices are about to burst.
• Lead: How the GFC and our strong currency have hit the Australian travel industry.
• A look at successful women on company boards and the reason why others find board recognition a challenge.
• Economics commentator Saul Eslake looks at the uncertainty surrounding interest rates.
• The common errors that are made in SMSF annual returns.
• IAS 19 Employee Benefits is being amended to improve the comparability and usefulness of accounting for employee benefit obligations.
• Profile: We look at three generations of one family in Chartered Accounting - Adam, Gary and Raymond Betts.