This is from the "Accounting Makes Cents" podcast episode #114 released on Monday, 1 June 2026. Today, I want to talk about something that looks exciting on paper but is often much more difficult in reality: mergers and acquisitions. This is a topic covered under the strategic level of the CIMA syllabus, F3 to be … Continue reading When 1 + 1 Doesn’t Equal 3: Why Mergers Sometimes Fail
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Before You Say Yes: The SAF Framework
This is from the "Accounting Makes Cents" podcast episode #112 released on Monday, 4 May 2026. Today, I want to talk about the SAF framework. It’s something that’s covered under E3 in the CIMA syllabus, but it’s not just limited to that level. In practice, it’s actually useful across all stages—because whenever you’re analysing business … Continue reading Before You Say Yes: The SAF Framework
Burning Questions (That Students Ask) About the CIMA Case Study Exams (2026)
This is from the "Accounting Makes Cents" podcast episode #108 released on Monday, 9 March 2026. In today’s episode, I thought we’d revisit something that I’ve done a couple of times before — answering frequently asked questions about the CIMA case study exams. If you’ve listened to my earlier episodes, you might remember that I … Continue reading Burning Questions (That Students Ask) About the CIMA Case Study Exams (2026)
Age Ain’t Nothing but a Number
This is from the "Accounting Makes Cents" podcast episode #107 released on Monday, 23 February 2026. So I had a birthday recently and it made me think. Not about getting older in the dramatic sense. Just about timing. About where I am. About what I’ve done. About what I haven’t done yet. https://open.spotify.com/episode/5sOTMRq2tJZLss9HwKUEFF?si=a0000376e49040a9 Jump to … Continue reading Age Ain’t Nothing but a Number
What Resistance to Change Is Really About
This is from the "Accounting Makes Cents" podcast episode #106 released on Monday, 9 February 2026. Today, I want to talk about something that I think almost all of us struggle with, whether we admit it or not. Change. https://open.spotify.com/episode/6YTOtz5k2beTddHciWdO1j?si=e311c70bd6d1437d Jump to show notes. And don’t worry — I’m not suddenly going all philosophical. This … Continue reading What Resistance to Change Is Really About
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