AGN member firm Ballards LLP opens a new office marking its next phase of growth with a move into Birmingham’s prestigious Colmore Row district and the appointment of experienced dealmaker Rich Grover as corporate finance partner.
Contributed by: Gilligan Sheppard.
The future of AI and cybersecurity and what it means for businesses with Claude Chiorean. Everyone’s talking about AI, but most businesses are getting the relationship wrong from the start. They’re approaching artificial intelligence like it’s a helpful colleague rather than what it actually is—a powerful tool that requires careful management and control.
Our latest AGN Global Business Voice (GBV) publication, Redefining the Trusted Advisor in Accounting, examines how evolving client expectations, technological change, and strategic insight are transforming what it means to be a trusted advisor today.
AGN member firm, Dafferns Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers in the UK, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Brayshaw as their Corporate Tax Partner, effective as of 14 October, 2025.
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Our latest edition of Global Business Voice, Generational Influence on Strategy, uncovers how different generational responses signpost the need to perhaps reassess how we integrate generations in strategic planning.
AGN International’s Road to Munich Program showcases global talent, innovation, and people-first growth strategies. Emerging leaders from across the AGN International association have been putting their entrepreneurial skills to the test in the Road to Munich Program, a global initiative designed to challenge “NextGenners” to reimagine how medium-sized accounting firms can raise capital to fund growth.
The 2025 NextGen Program, Road To Munich, continues to challenge emerging leaders to tackle key issues on the AGN Member Value Agenda. This year, participants focused on Service Evolution, exploring the evolving funding models shaping the accounting profession and the personal impact these decisions can have on their careers.
What hidden tax liabilities might follow you when you leave Germany—and how can you plan to avoid them?
Our clients frequently ask us about the the tax consequences of moving away from Germany. The effects can be complex and, in some cases, significant. Terminating tax ties with Germany requires careful planning and consideration. In most cases, this involves triggering taxation events that result in the taxation of increases in value within the taxpayer’s assets.
Contributed by: R V K S and Associates.
In the study of business success, few things are as underappreciated as the anatomy of failure. While many leaders focus on what it takes to grow, scale, or dominate markets, far fewer engage with the more sobering but deeply instructive issues as on how once-great companies decline.