ACCOUNTING

Financial planning

The publicly-listed company which last year acquired GPS Wealth is predicting the further convergence of accounting and wealth driven by the Royal Commission and the Fina...

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Accounting

Honan Life Insurance Group is establishing strategic relationships with accounting and wealth management practices. ...

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Financial planning

As the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority considers a new ethics standard for all advisers, the accounting sector reflects on industry change following the ...

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Accounting

The Institute of Public Accountants has called on politicians to push past “tax talk crossfire” designed to grab votes and instead focus on holistic and effective tax ref...

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Financial planning

Accountants have been urged to future proof their business in a bid to keep up with the changes, challenges and opportunities the financial planning industry is facing. ...

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Accounting

The Institute of Public Accountants has called for the joint accounting bodies to provide a more united front to help accountants act in the national interest....

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Policy & Regulation

A Parliamentary Committee has been warned that the nature of the Bank Executive Accountability Regime means it may actually have failed to capture the executive culprits ...

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Financial planning

The Tax Practitioners Board has been urged to recognise and better understand the central commercial relationship which exists between licensees and ARs before setting ne...

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People & Products

Global accounting firm, Crowe Horwath has announced the appointment of a new chief executive, David Mellor, effective from 1 April next year....

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Accounting

The Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board has today announced new guidance around due diligence sign-offs measures for accountants....

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Financial planning

Accountants have helped drive a 51 per cent increase in the number of new advisers listed on the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Financial Adviser Regist...

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Accounting

The Institute of Public Accountants has called for greater accountability and a legal fix from the Australian Taxation Office over perpetual technology problems....

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People & Products

The Institute of Public Accountants has confirmed changes to its professional program to include a full-fledged Master of Business Administration....

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Financial planning

Australian Securities and Investments Commission chairman, Greg Medcraft has defended helping launch CPA Advice claiming getting accountants into the advice industry is a...

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Accounting

The Institute of Public Accountants has pointed to the ending of the CPA Australia Professional Standards Scheme as a reason to help CPA members....

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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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Commonwealth Bank has formally dropped to zero advisers following LGT Crestone’s acquisition of its advice arm – some six years on from the Hayne royal commission. ...

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ASIC has banned a former NSW adviser from providing advice for 10 years for investing at least $14.8 million into a cryptocurrency-based scam. ...

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ASIC has issued a warning to financial advisers to ensure they are complying with client consent requirements when entering into ongoing fee arrangements....

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