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...

Accounting

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

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 ...

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...

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. ...

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....

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 ...

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...

People & Products

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

Accounting

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

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...

Accounting

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

People & Products

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

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...

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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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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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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