This Month
Accounting firms for doctors ink merger
Cutcher & Neale and BBB Partners have agreed to a merger in an all-scrip deal.
June
Xero makes $4b play to break into lucrative US market
The ASX-listed accounting software giant says it will buy Melio Payments to expand quickly in America, where its efforts to grow have stalled.
Xero preps monster capital raising for M&A; mandates JPMorgan, UBS
Fund manager sources said the software maker has been preparing a cash call of just under $2 billion with the term sheet expected within hours.
Canterbury Partners shops accounting automation tool
On offer is a majority interest in the company, which is forecast to deliver $7.7 million in earnings this financial year.
The three phone calls Gee made after becoming a new Deloitte partner
Gayathiri Balachandra is one of only 35 new partners at Deloitte Australia, an intake that is the smallest at the firm in more than a decade.
How this partnership makes carbon accounting easy for all
Xero, the winner of the Sustainability Leaders list in the banking, superannuation and financial services category, is helping businesses small and large calculate their carbon footprint.
Kelly Partners CEO and Buffett aficionado bypasses ASX with Twitter
Brett Kelly has drawn inspiration from Warren Buffett’s habit of writing open letters to shareholders.
May
Former EY partner banned over tax evasion and schemes for clients
Peter White has been banned by the Tax Practitioners Board for five years for personal tax evasion and creating schemes for clients to minimise tax.
William Buck recruits ex-St George boffin as inaugural chief economist
Besa Deda, who made history as Australia’s first female major bank chief economist, has joined the mid-tier accounting and advisory firm.
Yawning on a Tuesday? It might be a sign you have burnout
Research has found that burnout rates jumped 48 per cent in the first quarter of this year compared with the last quarter of 2024.
April
PwC threatens to sack UK staff who fail to come to the office
The firm’s human resources chief said, “disciplinary action” was possible against employees who failed to work in the office at least three days a week.
Deloitte partners gripe over pay unit rumours
Even the Cairns sunshine wasn’t enough to stop a litany of complaints from partners.
Deloitte’s job cutting CEO takes partners on Queensland retreat
As job losses climb into the hundreds, partners enjoyed the Cairns sun.
Non-gendered approach to reproductive leave counters unconscious bias
A ‘paradigm-shifting moment’ led Profusion Group to offer health and wellbeing days that go beyond traditional ideas.
Tax Practitioners Board and former PwC CEO can’t get on the same page
Tom Seymour may be trying to tick every box now, but the tax professionals watchdog isn’t helping.
Big four culture makes partner hires unattractive: RSM chief executive
The mid-tier firm prefers to develop its own leaders over hiring from the big four consulting firms – unless those recruits can prove they are team players.
March
BlueRock facing $3m in directors’ dismissal claims
The professional services firm is alleged to have sacked one accounting director without notice in part because he did not say ‘hello’ or ‘goodbye’ to a staffer.
‘Unsatisfactory’: US-based firms book biggest gender pay gaps
Law and consulting firms run out of the United States are grappling with the effects of an anti-DEI drive from the US government.
February
Life is chaotic – thank god for my spreadsheet
Overseas holidays, household chores, beer consumption – these finance professionals have their entire lives accounted for.
What if my accountant still uses spreadsheets to calculate tax?
There are many good software packages that can keep track of all the different tax aspects that may arise in an SMSF.