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When family business gets personal
On paper, succession is a process. In a family business, it can become a minefield of emotion and personality. How can you guide clients through the fallout?
Q&A: One lesson I’ve learnt – Matt Connor
Q: Before becoming an accountant, you worked in hospitality. How do the skills you developed in that line of work benefit you now? I spent many...
Q&A: One lesson I’ve learnt – Tahera Nassrat
Q: What motivated you to become an accountant? When I was at school I always enjoyed studying subjects that were practical and allowed me to get...
Q&A: One lesson I’ve learnt – Maria Theresa Viney
Q: Before moving to Kin Kin, Queensland, in 1991, you lived in Manila with your husband and two daughters. A remote farm in Queensland is quite...
Retirement of Professor Christopher Symes, FIPA FFA
The University immediately bestowed on him the title Emeritus Professor. Professor Symes was a long-time member of the Institute of Public...
Q&A: One lesson I’ve learnt – Sam Zervides
Q: You arrived in Australia as a young refugee. Can you tell us about those early years, and how they shaped the professional you have grown...
Our unis are far behind the world’s best at commercialising research. Here are 3 ways to catch up
Editor’s note: This article has been republished from The Conversation. The original article was published prior to the most recent change of...
Data security is broken: What’s the fix?
Data has proven to be a blessing and a curse. At its best, data helps a company to see in the dark, to identify patterns and trends that were...
Accounting’s image problem
The common characteristic of the AFR Top 100 Accounting Firms last year was multiple vacancies – with the big four firms carrying more than 500...
Waste not, want not
Passion is Katy Barfield’s raison d'être. It is what drives her to create and build a business that is not only breaking new ground but is...
Go forth, and Prospa
Beau Bertoli was about 20 when he started his first small business. He was in his third year at Sydney University studying for a bachelor of...
