The country’s profes­sional accounting bodies regulating the use of Chartered Accountant, Certified Management Accountant and Certified General Accountant desig­na­tions are currently deep into merger talks, as you might have heard. This affects me, of course, but I have a very pliable opinion on the merits of this path. Ultimately I’ve earned the CA desig­nation by passing […]

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It’s that time of the year again and I’m feeling nostalgic. It was just over a year ago last year when I learned that I had passed the final hurdle to obtaining my much sought-after CA desig­nation (notwith­standing that pesky experience requirement which continues to elude me), the UFE. This year’s results are out this Friday, […]

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Wow, it’s been a while! I can’t say as I’ve missed this thing since I last posted about two weeks ago; I have been in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, enjoying a much deserved vacation. Best of all, I was able to use a travel voucher that BDO gave me for passing the UFE last year […]

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I recently passed the 2-year mark working in public accounting since gradu­ating without doing any co-op terms. I started work at the beginning of May 2005, so through the end of June I will have 26 months experience, less the approx­i­mately 2 months I took off last summer to attend the SOA and study and […]

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The UFE Report for the 2006 test is finally available on the ICAO website. It’s been many months, since November 24^th when the results came out, but it’s here! I would link to it or provide it for download, but it’s behind the paywall that only members can access so I have a feeling I may […]

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