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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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CA dancer ends Games with style
Dancing has always been part of her life, so Kristine Vergara CA, who works for One Big Switch, was thrilled to perform as a dancer in the Commonwealth Games closing ceremony...
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Culture shock for Moscow man
David Harper CA, Fidelity International’s head of enterprise risk, describes the culture shock of moving from New Zealand to Russia and Bermuda...
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Fighting for a power vision
AGL interim CEO and former CFO Brett Redman FCA has stayed firm in the face of political pressure for his company to back down from its renewable energy plan...
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Leading the way for women
Jo Heighway CA, multi-award winning leader of the Deloitte SMSF Audit team, tells Acuity about her passion for super, founding her own business and innovating her way through finance...
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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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Dreaming big leads CA to act globally
Adelaide CA Jodie Summer was on a quest to find a career that aligned with her personal values and successfully found new purpose and passion in the overseas aid not-for profit sector...
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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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A view from the Shetland Islands
Martin Tregonning has brought his business experience to one of the world’s remotest outposts...
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Meet a CA: 2018 President’s Prize winner Meagan Hamblin CA
Wesfarmers’ Meagan Hamblin CA has been awarded the 2018 President’s Prize for her innovative ideas to help young chartered accountants, and her work with the broader community...
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Rethinking the future of audit
The relevance of audit may shrink unless auditors learn to look ahead, instead of in the rear-view mirror, warns US audit guru Alan Anderson...
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Leading PwC into the creative future
A product of Australia, India and New York, Sammy Kumar FCA was chosen to help guide the strategic evolution of PwC...
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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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Age is just a number
Centenarian, World War II veteran and chartered accountant Neil Harton reflects on his long and eventful career spanning from London to Auckland...
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Better to give than receive
Helping the community with pro bono work adds up to about 40,000 days of service a year for accountants, who love what they do, according to a report from CA ANZ...