What Brett Mitchell CA learned from 15 acquisitions
Brett Mitchell’s mergers and acquisition savvy has helped make Intrepid Group the world’s biggest adventure travel company. Its next goal is to hit A$1 billion in annual revenue by 2025...
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From public practice to pearls
After fate dealt him a blow, Peter Hansen FCA knew it was time for a change. But he had no idea how far it would take him...
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Perth partners share a passion for giving
With a surname so appropriate for his profession, Ross Ledger FCA has pursued accounting for more than six decades. He is the perfect foil for business partner Vivian Wang CA...
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CA knows the power of a good brand story
Karina McLauchlan, an Australian CA based in the US, talks about her role as vice-president of finance for famed shoe firm Shoes of Prey and why she thrives on the power of a good brand story...
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Secrets of a top CFO
New Zealand’s CFO of the year, Jennifer Whooley, has built her career in commercial property...
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Listen: KPMG chair walks a tightrope
KPMG Australia’s new chairman Alison Kitchen, whose audit career spans more than 30 years, wants her firm to open up to the public. Can that plan survive in a sceptical era?...
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New Deputy PM to revive regions
Former media man and Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack has a primary goal – to grow Australia’s regions with the help of big-ticket train transport...
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Connections for life
The Chartered Accountants ANZ 2018 president Jane Stanton FCA talks to Acuity about her plans for her term, why the CA designation is the passport for building a career abroad and her struggles with...
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A world of CA opportunities
Angel investor Chris Easton FCA has used his CA qualification to forge a global business career that has transported him to the vibrant Boston start-up community...
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Trust begins with telling the truth
With trust in politicians and institutions plummeting, how can finance professionals retain the public’s confidence? EY Fellow for Trust & Ethics Clare Payne says the first step is ditching weasel...
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Helping family business clients spot the potholes
Accountants advising family firms need more than technical accounting expertise to get it right. Robert Powell FCA, the 2018 Family Business Australia Accredited Adviser of the Year, shares his tips...
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Outside the career box
Jon Kenfield CA advises accountants to do some independent thinking and create their own conventions. It’s helped him to build successful companies...
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Rising stars: the partners
In the first of Acuity’s four-part series on rising stars in the world of accounting, we ask partners who have achieved success relatively early in their careers how they did it...
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CA brothers score runs in cricket and business
For New Zealanders Ross and Donald Jackson, playing cricket has been a family obsession through the generations which has opened doors to grow their NZ firm...
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Putting a global shine on the Perth Mint
Caroline Preuss FCA is in an enviable position: her employer, the Perth Mint, literally prints its own money. But with global markets to compete in, it’s not all plain sailing...