4 March 2010 | The latest CPA Australia submission to the Cooper Review is arguing the case for accountants to be able to provide 'strategic' advice on SMSFs.
2 March 2010 | The National Institute of Accountants has welcomed the start of a new, single regime for tax specialists.
17 September 2009 | The collapse of Great Southern should serve as a salutary lesson to the industry of the dangers of single-product licensing of advisers, according to CPA Australia's senior policy adviser for superannuation.
14 August 2009 | Dealer group Millennium3 points to the role of accountants in giving bad advice relating to recent corporate collapses.
28 July 2009 | A growing number of enquiries from planners dissatisfied with the institution's percentage-based fee model has prompted dealer group/accountant firm MCA Financial Planners to try to increase its membership through its financial planning stream.
23 July 2009 | The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants has called for remuneration and incentive schemes in the financial services sector to be structured to match the long-term interests of a company to remain fair and effective.
30 June 2009 | CPA Australia has warned that the way planners are remunerated should be left to the industry to determine because governments should not set markets.
1 June 2009 | The Australian financial planning industry is again the subject of severe criticism over the collapse of an agricultural managed investment scheme specialist, Great Southern.
21 May 2009 | The Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, Senator Nick Sherry, canvasses a level-playing field when it comes to licensing accountants and financial planners.
16 March 2009 | Professionals who provided advice in connection with the value of these securities and derivatives, and the risks associated with such investments, face a rising wave of action.
13 March 2009 | Financial planners need to offer a greater spread of services at a time when client expectations of what their advisers can offer are rising.
13 March 2009 | The Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, Senator Nick Sherry, has asked the Australian Taxation Office to begin collecting data to enable the monitoring of the long-term performance of self-managed superannuation funds, placing them in the same situation as APRA-regulated funds.
4 March 2009 | Accounting body welcomes ATO's decision not to close off access to its Private Binding Ruling register.
3 November 2008 | More rigorous audit guidelines for SMSFs.
7 October 2008 | Trustees warned on tougher approach by ATO.
26 September 2008 | Increase in prosecutions over past year.
20 August 2008 | Accountants not checking borrowers’ finances.
29 July 2008 | Half of Australian companies report shortage in accountants and financial planners.
15 July 2008 | Education of SMSF trustees warranted, but compulsory standards undesirable.
16 May 2008 | Accountants claim they are being misrepresented on SMSF establishment.
24 January 2008 | Every cloud has a silver lining, including stock market volatility.
14 December 2007 | NIA signs landmark deal to jointly deliver accountancy training in China.
3 September 2007 | A new website offering up-to-date information pertinent to financial planning, has been launched.
23 August 2007 | New bill prohibits accountants from providing super advice.
16 July 2007 | Professional Investment Services launches Project 500 in Canada.