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Accounting
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...
Financial planning
Dealer group heads expect to see the initial influx of accountants to planning under the new licensing regime....
Accounting
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....
Superannuation
SMSFs breed more satisfied Australian customers than their industry and retail counterparts, according to a survey. ...
Financial planning
A mortgage lender has been forced to rename one of its loan products after failing to realise that ‘MoneySmart’ has been traded marked by ASIC....
Accounting
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....
Financial planning
AMP SMSF has backed calls for making it compulsory for financial advisers to undertake specific training if they are going to advise on SMSFs....
Financial planning
New research suggests SMSF advice is a prime area for consolidation....
Accounting
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...
Accounting
Independently-owned advisory firm Fortnum Financial Group (Fortnum) has moved into the accounting space with a new business, Fortnum Professional Strategies....
Accounting
The Fold Legal claims accountants are not adequately prepared when applying for AFS licences....
Financial planning
An online registry has been launched by Sophisticated Access to look after sophisticated investor certificates online....
Superannuation
There is some confusion and buck passing between trustees and advisers when it comes to compliance responsibility of a SMSF....
Accounting
Accountants who provide advice on self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) need to consider the level of advice they want to give clients before new licensing rules come...
Accounting
It is time to put aside traditional and sometimes negative perceptions of accountants and see them as integral to the development and growth of businesses....
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
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It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...