Workplace jargon can make communication more efficient, but when used to excess, buzzword-heavy corporate speak can confuse or mislead employees and clients alike.

By Nicola Heath

INTHEBLACK Out Loud brings you a curated selection of audio articles from CPA Australia's award-winning magazine, INTHEBLACK. Stories span a wide range of topics, including business, career development and the economy, and offer key insights into strategic thought leadership and expert analysis.

CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:

• With Interest

• INTHEBLACK

• INTHEBLACK Out Loud

• Excel Tips

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The AI tools used in mainstream finance and accounting have evolved beyond bots to include agents that can plan, make decisions and carry out tasks on a user's behalf. Finance teams are discovering how these agents work, how best to use them and how to make sure mistakes do not happen.

By Alexandra Cain

INTHEBLACK Out Loud brings you a curated selection of audio articles from CPA Australia's award-winning magazine, INTHEBLACK. Stories span a wide range of topics, including business, career development and the economy, and offer key insights into strategic thought leadership and expert analysis.

CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:

• With Interest

• INTHEBLACK

• INTHEBLACK Out Loud

• Excel Tips

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You can email the podcast team at [email protected]

Managed accounts offer financial advisers a scalable way to implement professionally managed portfolios for clients seeking greater control. However, questions are being raised about fee transparency, potential conflicts and disclosure practices.

By Tony Kaye

INTHEBLACK Out Loud brings you a curated selection of audio articles from CPA Australia's award-winning magazine, INTHEBLACK. Stories span a wide range of topics, including business, career development and the economy, and offer key insights into strategic thought leadership and expert analysis.

CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:

• With Interest

• INTHEBLACK

• INTHEBLACK Out Loud

• Excel Tips

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You can email the podcast team at [email protected]

The less glamorous work in finance has always been something professionals had to get through. However, if AI removes the need for a human to do it, how do future leaders learn the job?

By Sonakshi Babbar

INTHEBLACK Out Loud brings you a curated selection of audio articles from CPA Australia's award-winning magazine, INTHEBLACK. Stories span a wide range of topics, including business, career development and the economy, and offer key insights into strategic thought leadership and expert analysis.

CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:

• With Interest

• INTHEBLACK

• INTHEBLACK Out Loud

• Excel Tips

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You can email the podcast team at [email protected]

Retirement used to mean leaving the workforce at a predetermined age. Today, longer lifespans and changing demographics encourage a more flexible approach. As the trend looks set to continue, forward-thinking businesses can make the most of an older, multigenerational workforce.

By Domini Stuart

INTHEBLACK Out Loud brings you a curated selection of audio articles from CPA Australia's award-winning magazine, INTHEBLACK. Stories span a wide range of topics, including business, career development and the economy, and offer key insights into strategic thought leadership and expert analysis.

CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:

• With Interest

• INTHEBLACK

• INTHEBLACK Out Loud

• Excel Tips

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Intellectual curiosity is an essential, learnable skill. It enables accounting and finance professionals to solve unanticipated problems and contributes to career longevity.

By Nicola Heath

INTHEBLACK Out Loud brings you a curated selection of audio articles from CPA Australia's award-winning magazine, INTHEBLACK. Stories span a wide range of topics, including business, career development and the economy, and offer key insights into strategic thought leadership and expert analysis.

CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:

• With Interest

• INTHEBLACK

• INTHEBLACK Out Loud

• Excel Tips

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You can email the podcast team at [email protected]

As climate pressures intensify, the race is on to build systems capable of understanding Earth as a single, interconnected whole. Can we translate that understanding into decisions fast enough to make a difference?

By Megan Breen

INTHEBLACK Out Loud brings you a curated selection of audio articles from CPA Australia's award-winning magazine, INTHEBLACK. Stories span a wide range of topics, including business, career development and the economy, and offer key insights into strategic thought leadership and expert analysis.

CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:

• With Interest

• INTHEBLACK

• INTHEBLACK Out Loud

• Excel Tips

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Biohacking is quickly evolving into a lucrative wellness and technology sector despite concerns over some treatments and their regulation.

By Cameron Cooper

INTHEBLACK Out Loud brings you a curated selection of audio articles from CPA Australia's award-winning magazine, INTHEBLACK. Stories span a wide range of topics, including business, career development and the economy, and offer key insights into strategic thought leadership and expert analysis.

CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:

• With Interest

• INTHEBLACK

• INTHEBLACK Out Loud

• Excel Tips

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Prefabricated homes could help address housing affordability and shortages, but limitations need to be addressed before this model can achieve scale.

By Alexandra Cain

INTHEBLACK Out Loud brings you a curated selection of audio articles from CPA Australia's award-winning magazine, INTHEBLACK. Stories span a wide range of topics, including business, career development and the economy, and offer key insights into strategic thought leadership and expert analysis.

CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:

• With Interest

• INTHEBLACK

• INTHEBLACK Out Loud

• Excel Tips

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You can email the podcast team at [email protected]

What does effective day-to-day support for neurodivergent colleagues look like in practice?

By Megan Breen

INTHEBLACK Out Loud brings you a curated selection of audio articles from CPA Australia's award-winning magazine, INTHEBLACK. Stories span a wide range of topics, including business, career development and the economy, and offer key insights into strategic thought leadership and expert analysis.

CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:

• With Interest

• INTHEBLACK

• INTHEBLACK Out Loud

• Excel Tips

Search for them in your podcast app.

You can email the podcast team at [email protected]