Accounting & Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ)

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Address:
Level 1
156 Bouverie Street
Carlton, Victoria
3053
Australia
Phone:
+61-03-934995074
Fax:
+61-03-93495076
Professions:
Accounting & Auditing
Our members:
Accounting & Finance Professionals, Academics
Region of activity:
Multi-national
Australia, New Zealand
Scope of membership:
Multi-national
Australia, New Zealand
Founded Founded: 1960 Members Members: 850

Description

AFAANZ is the premier body representing the interests of accounting and finance academics and other persons interested in accounting and finance education and research in Australia and New Zealand.

Mission / Aims

To provide education programs and continuing professional development programs for the benefit of both members and non-members.

To prescribe, adopt, test and recognise by way of diploma, designation or otherwise standards and classifications of attainment and qualifications in accounting and finance and related disciplines.

To promote to the public, whether by way of publication or otherwise, information on accounting and finance and related disciplines and other subjects of interest or value to accountants, finance and related disciplines by lectures, discussions, books, journals and correspondence and other publications with the public and other bodies and individuals or otherwise.

To encourage the study of accounting, finance and related disciplines within the general public, and, for that purpose to donate and to encourage the donation, on such terms and conditions as may from t

Principal activities

Conduct annual conference for members and leading academics/accountants and others.

For AFAANZ individuals undertaking their PhD studies - conduct annual doctoral consortium/colloquium in alternating years. Activity precedes the annual conference, each year.

Publish a research journal (tri-annual) which is distributed to members and libraries. Publish electronic newsletters (tri-annual) which is available via the web.

Advise educational, research and accounting bodies in the area of accounting, research and education.

Administer annual research grants for accounting, finance and business related research.

Administer scholarships for accounting, finance and business-related research.

Administer program whereby a leading academic travels to tertiary education institutions and advises on matters regarding academic concerns.

The Association's Special Interest Groups (SIGs) of which

Affiliations

We are member of:
International Association for Accounting Education and Research (IAAER)