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  1. Rising stars: the managers

    In the second of Acuity’s three-part series on rising stars in the world of accounting, we ask managers who have achieved success relatively early in their careers how they did it...

  2. 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...

  3. 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...

  4. The money man: Chris Bowen

    He wants to become a great Labor treasurer in the mould of his hero, Paul Keating. And Bowen has enlisted the man himself to help...

  5. Harnessing the power of the mind

    Camille Woods CA, accounting academic and owner of Monday Mind meditation school, harnesses the power of the mind for work and play...

  6. 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...

  7. Finding the RightWay

    Sally Newcombe CA, business partner with RightWay in New Zealand, says understanding people brings success as an accountant...

  8. The Journey after One Young World

    Over a year on from One Young World 2016, Acuity catches up with Charles Zhang, co-founder of Journey Crowdfunding...

  9. Turning the world Crimson

    Janine Manning CA gets a buzz out of investing in and working for New Zealand’s hottest young talent in the education world, Jamie Beaton...

  10. 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...

  11. 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...

  12. Brewing up a great career in the family business

    For Melanie Cooper AM CA it’s the CA, rather than the family name, that’s driven her success in the family brewing business...

  13. The expat life in South Korea

    As the acting CEO for the ANZ Banking Group in Seoul, Richard Watt CA says he has jumped at any chance that came his way within the group...

  14. Charity on a grand scale

    How do you invest three billion dollars for the greater good of society? That’s the challenge for Peter Evans, CA, trustee of the Paul Ramsay Foundation...

  15. 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...