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SMSF auditor competency education push

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
... reinforced following the collapse of Trio Capital. Liz Westover, head of superannuation at the Institute of Chartered Accountants, however, said that while she supports the process, the legislative requirement for a competency test on less experienced ...

New accountants' licence hailed as win for affordable advice

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2012
... broader range of advice to assist their clients," wrote Lee White, chief executive officer at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in a blog on Saturday. Under the new regime, accountants holding a limited Australian financial services licence (AFSL) ...

Compliance hurdles too high on PAFs

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
... Thomas, general manager of philanthropy at Perpetual, speaking yesterday at the Australian Institute of Chartered Accountants' Sydney Business Forum. "What's happened is in the good times, there have been many people who have set up private ancillary ...

Return to surplus may hit big business

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
... softer sectors of the economy, according to Yasser El-Ansary, general manager, policy at the Institute of Chartered Accountants. "We have a strong economy, but a strong economy that's still fragile because the strength comes on the back of the resources ...

New MLC unit focuses on accountants servicing SMSFs

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
... under a streamlined licence. Professional accounting bodies including CPA Australia and the Institute of Chartered Accountants have publicly advised members to wait for the Government's announcement before making any business decisions. "Our message ...

Rainmaker appoints new head of technical services

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
... University of Technology, Sydney. Proctor is a member of the Financial Planning Association, Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Taxation Institute of Australia. "We recognise that continuing professional development (CPD) is important for financial ...

Astarra auditor banned for three years

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012
... related matters during the three year period, in addition to the mandatory requirements of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, and submit the first three audits conducted by him following the three year period for review by an ASIC approved ...

Colley departs OnePath for SPAA

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
... conferences, presentations, and speeches." Colley is a SPAA specialist adviser and member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia. "The opportunity to be further involved in an organisation that continues to go from strength to strength ...

IFM hits back at claims it plays politics with super fund money

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011
... NSW. The project was also given $120 million by the NSW Government. Last month the Australian Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Australian Institute of Company Directors both called for industry superannuation funds to look at their board structures ...

Improved governance called for all round

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
... improved corporate governance in the wake of the News Corporation scandal, but both the Australian Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Australian Institute of Company Directors have said the industry funds should look at their own board structures. ...