Toby O'Brien and Michael Hutchens have chosen a risky career path since working in merchant banking for Salomon Smith Barney in Melbourne. O'Brien was an associate, Hutchens an analyst, when an idea for their own venture lured them away in May 2002 to establish BPM Financial Modelling.... read more
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Spreadsheets are a way of life in business and in many cases the primary basis for significant financial decisions. Yet, it is widely known that spreadsheets are far from foolproof and that errors frequently occur. In fact, over the years a number of embarrassing spreadsheet development oversights have been discovered in large corporations with far-reaching ramifications... read more
Chartered Accountants Journal October 2006
Charter Magazine February 2007
Australian Financial Review September 2007
Late nights with models
If it was the headline that lured you into reading this article, then I had better confess that while I have spent many late nights with models, I'm referring to financial models, sometimes colloquially referred to as spreadsheets. I do apologise if you
thought I meant anything else!.... read more
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Australian Financial Review March 2008
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