Infographic: The Modern Accountant

From its origins in ancient Mesopotamia 7,000 years ago, accounting has progressed from simply recording the growth of crops and herds. Forget the ‘bean counter’ image. The role of the modern accountant extends beyond mere number-crunching to communicating financial...

Young, professional and looking to the future

Position: Business services manager Organisation: Rose Corporate Accountants Location: Melbourne IPA status: AIPA[/fastfacts_content][/fastfacts]What attracted you to study commerce? I’ve had an interest in numbers since I was young, but I didn’t make a decision to...
Interview: The Hon Mike Rann

Interview: The Hon Mike Rann

From the start I wanted to show that my government could be pro-growth, pro-jobs, pro-mining and pro-business as well as pro-environment and sustainability. I wanted to prove that these policy goals weren’t mutually exclusive. So I was pleased that during the past 10...
Infographic: The insurance scene

Infographic: The insurance scene

Small business underinsurance is a ticking bomb that needs to be addressed. If a small business owner is disabled or dies, or if the business is damaged or destroyed by floods, fire or some other natural disaster, the economic flow-on to employees and the...
Reaping the rewards of hard work

Reaping the rewards of hard work

Title: CEO Organisation: Melbourne Tigers Basketball Club Location: Melbourne IPA status: FIPAWhy did you take up accounting studies? I arrived here in 1979 from the Ukraine. My qualifications as a pharmacist weren’t recognised here, so my wife Irene, who was studying...