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Former AMP executive, Kath Bowler aims to help accountants navigate the complex licensing regime brought about by the FOFA reforms....

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Accountants remain confused about the process involved in the uptake of the limited licensing regime but they need to proceed quickly if they want to advise on SMSF, the ...

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Financial planners are buying up accounting practices as a cheap source of new clients, according to financial services mergers and acquisitions specialists Radar Results...

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Accountants moving to become licensed have been given a generous run but are failing in high numbers when applying for a licence according to a former ASIC licensing spec...

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A growing number of SMSF accountants have turned their attention to managed funds via the Australian Securities Exchange’s (ASX’s) mFund offering. ...

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ASIC must forge a tighter relationship with the industry it regulates if it is to improve effectiveness of its regulation, according to CPA Australia and Chartered Accoun...

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Financial advisers should require more than one semester unit in tax law if they want to be licensed to provide tax advice, the Institute of Public Accountants believes....

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The former director of an accountancy firm has been banned by ASIC for being part of a scheme which raised funds from clients for mezzanine finance and mortgage lending....

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Small scale accountancy practices are least suited to provide SMSF advice failing in their fund administration compliance according to Xpress Super and Super Guardian chi...

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Independently-owned advisory firm Fortnum Financial Group (Fortnum) has moved into the accounting space with a new business, Fortnum Professional Strategies....

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The Fold Legal claims accountants are not adequately prepared when applying for AFS licences....

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ASIC to focus on accounting treatment and assumptions....

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

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ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

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ASIC has confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

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