Bernard Kellerman

About

An experienced finance and business journalist, with a track record of integrating online news and print publications via coherent website strategies. Areas of specialist coverage include: banking, finance, insurance, accounting, law and economics.Career highlights have been, without doubt, the opportunities to give editorial direction to some of Australia's most admired banking and corporate finance publications, and access to some of the best business minds in the last two decades. Achievements in previous role as managing editor at Asia-Pacific Financial Publications (AB+F) include launching AB+F's daily news reporting service and upgrading content and coverage of AB+F magazine.Insights gained while editor of Insto, a provider of real-time debt capital markets news and in-depth print coverage of the investment banking sector, included relaunching a crucial website and database, as well as being part of the senior management team in an ASX-listed company during a financial crisis. A long stint at Fairfax Business Media and the Australian Financial Review as a journalist and some-time editor of CFO magazine for more than four years provided a strong grounding in all aspects of print media. Highlights included covering some of the biggest corporate deals of the time.Prior to Fairfax, was a freelance feature writer and columnist for a range of trade, legal, professional and sports magazines and the lead tax and accounting news reporter for a division of Thomson Reuters Australia.Currently editor of online news service Banking Day. Occasional contributor to a range of highly regarded professional publications, including InFinance (Finsia) and Acuity (Chartered Accountants Aust-NZ).Education: accounting degree and post-graduate qualifications in applied finance.Specialties: Finance, banking, technology, private equity, M&A