Macquarie University launches new compulsory risk-governance course

Professor Elizabeth Sheedy said risk management was not compulsory at most MBA schools despite the Hayne royal commission showing how problematic governance had become.

Remove bonuses to stop unethical behaviour

ANZ’s move on bonuses may well start to shake up the self-interested culture, says Macquarie Business School Professor Elizabeth Sheedy in the Australian Financial Review.

Health insurance is a pain in the budget

The rebate has been bad policy from the start. It has cost Australian taxpayers billions of dollars each year with little benefit except to private health insurers and some with private health insurance. See Macquarie University Centre for the Health Economy Dr Henry Cutler’s opinion piece in The Australian.

Revenue headache for health insurers

Macquarie University Centre for the Health Economy’s Dr Henry Cutler says in the Australian Financial Review there is no empirical research had verified whether increased private insurance membership led to shorter public hospital waiting times.

Boards can’t fool ASICS’s shrink

In the complex world of assessing corporate culture, there is – as yet – no hard evidence that subjective assessment can outperform properly conducted surveys, says Macquarie University Professor Elizabeth Sheedy in the Australian Financial Review.

We need to better manage risk culture in banks

Macquarie University Professor Elizabeth Sheedy said creating a culture that values risk management is a huge task for financial institutions and business all over the world. “Women should be hired and promoted because they are part of the community rather than needing to claim super powers based on gender,” she says in the Australian Financial Review.

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Which party has the best health plan?

Dr Henry Cutler from Macquarie University Centre for the Health Economy says people are skimping on health care because of the cost, and that lack of preventative care ultimately leads to increased health expenditure.  See his comments on ABC TV News.

The politics of healthcare according to MUCHE

Dr Henry Cutler from the Macquarie University Centre for the Health Economy analyses the healthcare policies of political parties for ABC 730 in the lead up to the Federal Budget.

Health spending in Federal Budget is ‘shackled’

The Macquarie University Centre for the Health Economy Budget 2019 report said the Budget this year missed some opportunities for much-needed reforms, particularly around the treatment of obesity, which costs the economy $9 billion a year. See Dr Henry Cutler’s comments in the Australian Financial Review.

Banks have to improve culture

Professor Elizabeth Sheedy from Macquarie University tells the Sydney Morning Herald: the material on remuneration “was probably one of the weakest sections of the [Hayne Royal Commission into Banking and Finance] report”.

The two strikes rule must go

Superfunds can’t justify generating shareholder returns if it’s at the expense of customers. That’s just immoral, says Macquarie University Professor Elizabeth Sheedy in the Australian Financial Review.

Has Hayne done enough to change bank culture

Macquarie University Professor Elizabeth Sheedy talks to the Australian Financial Review‘s Chanticleer columnist and says she is disappointed in what is a “particularly underwhelming set of recommendations”.

The tax man is after your bitcoin profits

Macquarie University Professor Martina Linnenluecke talks to ABC TV‘s finance correspondent Phillip Lasker and says many investors mistakenly think their cryptocurrency profits are tax-free.

The wrong way to decide bonuses

Balanced scorecards are the wrong way to decide an employee’s bonus, says Macquarie University Professor Elizabeth Sheedy in Acuity Magazine.