Beyond profit

Protect, preserve and grow your family wealth.

AKW proactively works with families to establish structures that maintain and protect wealth, preserve family values and set legacies for future generations.

Protect your family wealth with the support and clarity you’re looking for to shift beyond profit and into growth and transformation with our team of dynamic Chartered Accountants & Wealth Advisers.

AKW Chartered Accountants and Wealth Advisers 
As a values led firm, we support our people, we constantly evolve & we live our best lives.
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Action.

WHILE WE LIVE, WE GROW

With over eight offices across regional NSW, we progressively invest in people and continue to deliver results.

Knowledge.

GO EVEN FURTHER

Draw on over 90 years of valuable financial insight as we work with you to make smart business decisions.

Wealth.

BEYOND PROFIT

We support families to make their wealth ongoing and sustainable. It’s what we’ve been doing since 1928, and that’s never going to change.

Meet the Team

  • Michael Wakeling, Partner & Chartered Accountant

    Michael Wakeling

    DIRECTOR

  • Graeme Obst, Director, Chartered Accountant & Wealth Adviser

    Graeme Obst

    DIRECTOR

  • Julie Debono, Partner & Chartered Accountant

    Julie Debono

    DIRECTOR

  • Andrew Manton

    DIRECTOR

  • AKW Auditor Carolyn Rosetta-Walsh

    Carolyn Rosetta-Walsh

    DIRECTOR

  • AKW Director Robert Fry

    Robert Fry

    DIRECTOR

  • Julian McLaren, partner, wealth adviser

    Julian McLaren

    DIRECTOR

  • Zachary Morden-Jones, Partner & Wealth Adviser

    Zachary Morden-Jones

    DIRECTOR

  • Ben Wood AKW Chartered Accountant

    Ben Wood

    ASSOCIATE

  • AKW Chartered Accountant Sarah Mandaglio

    Sarah Mandaglio

    ASSOCIATE

  • AKW Chartered Accountant Anthony Davis

    Anthony Davis

    ASSOCIATE

  • Debbie Simmons AKW Associate

    Debbie Simmonds

    ASSOCIATE

  • Sally Barclay—AKW Chartered Accountant, Wagga

    Sally Barclay

  • Penny Barnard

  • Maegan Barton AKW

    Maegan Barton

  • Dina Battistel

  • Shannon Blundell

  • Roy Catanzariti

  • Sarah Cattell AKW

    Sarah Cattell

  • Tyger Chase

  • Mathew Colvin

  • Rebekah Colvin

  • Matthew Cook AKW

    Matthew Cook

  • Marina Demskaya

  • Corinna Ellis

  • Megan Elphick

  • Mohammad Hossain AKW

    Mohammad Hossain

  • Stephanie James

  • Anum Kamal AKW

    Anum Kamal

  • Jack Kelly

  • Elena Longmore

  • Kelly McPherson AKW

    Kelly McPherson

  • Tom Newman

  • Margaret Oberholzer

  • Rachel Parkin

  • Jodie Patterson AKW

    Jodie Patterson

  • Cade Price

  • Lana Stuart AKW

    Lana Stuart

  • Emily Sweeney

  • Elyn Wang

  • Callan Weir AKW

    Callan Weir

  • Jennifer Williams

Join the team

While we live, we grow.

At AKW, we’re looking for people to join our team who are as excited as we are to help support and empower family wealth across regional NSW.

We progressively invest in people, cultivate growth and continue to deliver results.

Navigating 90 years

1928

G.P. Turner & Adams established in Wagga Wagga

After school, Les Adams joined the Sydney firm Starkey & Starkey in 1919 and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1926. In 1927 Adams joined, then later went into partnership with G.P. Turner, initially running a new Sydney office, plus establishing a Wagga office in 1928. Mr. Adams formally retired in 1966.

1948

A new firm A.L. Adams & Partners is created

Les Adams formed his own firm, A.L. Adams & Partners servicing Wagga Wagga, Lake Cargelligo and Henty.

1962

A.L. Adams & Partners expanded to servicing Local Government Audits

A.L. Adams & Partners acquired the Sydney firm Warton Thompson & Co. This firm was a major local government audit firm for many Sydney councils, such as Manly, Warringah, Ryde, Kogarah, plus many country councils, including Wagga Wagga.

1974

Companies unite to become Adams Kenneally White & Co

Merger between A.L. Adams & Partners, Kenneally O’Sullivan & Co and Colin E White & Co creating the firm as we know it today Adams Kenneally White & Co.

1976

AKW expands throughout southern NSW

The Wagga head office is complemented with six other regional offices and to this day continues to service a diverse range of clients who spread further and beyond.

1999

AKW grows in Gundagai

Adams Kenneally White purchased Butcher & Heaton in Gundagai.

2005

AKW expands into Tumut

Purchasing Elder Stuckey & Partners and MWC Accounting.

2006

AKW Financial Services commenced

Existing AKW services expanded to include Financial Planning & Advice.

2017

AKW grows in Griffith

AKW purchases D.M. Budd & Co in Griffith on the retirement of Danny Budd.

2019

AKW expands wealth management team

To further develop the AKW intergenerational Family Office offering.

2024

AKW expands into Deniliquin

AKW merges with Fleming Partners in Deniliquin.

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