A co-regulatory model in relation to ASIC’s responsibilities would boost ASIC’s capacity to fulfil its responsibilities, the IPA believes....
Accounting firms have underestimated the impact of further study on their profit and productivity as accountants ramp up their education in light of SMSF licensing requir...
The IPA has supported the Misuse of Market Power Bill but believes there are amendments that unnecessarily complicate the law....
The ATO should compensate accountants for their lost time and productivity due to the continuing technology issues with the ATO portal, according to the Institute of Publ...
Small and regional banks have been found to be the highest-performing in Australia when ranked on issues related to customer satisfaction....
It may be well into 2017 before ASIC has cleared the backlog of applications from accountants seeking limited licensing....
Unlicensed accountants who continue to provide SMSF advice risk damaging their sector’s hard-won positive reputation, according to Count Financial chief executive, David ...
ASIC has admitted granting accountants the longest-ever licensing transition arrangements yet most still managed to miss their deadline....
The ATO's proposal of a 'one-chance' rule helped improve its culture, according to the Institute of Public Accountants (IPA). ...
GPS Wealth has announced the launch of a cloud-based statement of advice tool for accountants, which would produce SOAs for setting up SMSFs, among other functions....
Accountants moving into the SMSF advice space need to think about low-cost fee structures as they look to compete with firms that are using technology to find cheaper sol...
The perceived negative consequences of acquiring a financial services licence seem to be reducing following the scrapping of the accountants’ exemption, with a dealer gro...
My view is that after 2026 there will be quite a bit less than 10,000 'advisers' (investment advisers) and less than 100...
Dugald makes a great point that not everyone's definition of green is the same and gives a good example. Funds have bee...
How did they get the AFSL in the first place? Given the green light by ASIC. This is terrible example of ASIC's incompet...