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Your client base is full of financial abuse. Here's what to look for

Shaye Thyer, FCA | 2 minute read

The accounting profession prides itself on acting in clients' best interests. This month is an invitation to ask whether our processes actually reflect that — for both people in the room, writes Shaye Thyer, FCA.

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