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BGL partners with Auditflow

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014
Self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) administration software provider BGL has integrated its Simple Fund 360 with Auditflow's auditing software. The integration of the two platforms will allow users to load data from the cloud-based Simple Fund 360 ...

SMSFs get off lightly in FSI interim report

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
Self-managed superannuation funds look unlikely to face any major regulatory overhauls as a result of the Financial System Inquiry (FSI), recommendations made in the interim report suggest. The FSI interim report dedicated a short section to SMSFs ...

Some auditors won't be counted

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
... to raise standards and there might be people who don't meet these standards," he said. He also said that the new SMSF auditor regime, which had so far received 1350 applications, was expected to receive a total of around 6000 submissions from accountants ...

SPAA urges SMSF auditors to register with regulator

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) is urging SMSF auditors to register as soon as possible so they are cleared to audit funds when the new licensing regime comes in to effect on 1 July. The Australian Securities and Investments ...

SPAA welcomes Gov's tick of approval

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
A representative body for self managed superannuation fund professionals has welcomed a federal government decision to recognise its fund auditing qualification as a win for professionalism. The program offered by the SMSF Professionals' of Australia ...

Discretion strictly case-by-case in new SMSF audit scheme

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
... under transitional provisions to 30 June 2013 and no competency exam will be required if they have filed 20 or more SMSF auditor reports in the previous 12 months.

SMSF auditor competency education push

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
... industry expectations although questions still remain around quality assurance. In announcing the details of the SMSF auditor registration to be administered by ASIC, Minister Shorten said more stringent vetting would result in higher standards. "SMSF ...

Cloud software brings pay-per-audit revolution

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
New auditing software for self-managed super funds enables practices to avoid license fees by paying per audit. Financial services software provider Sage HandiSoft has created an audit application for SMSFs that is accessed online and stored in the ...

SMSF advisers back FOFA call to upskill

SPAA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2010
More than 90 per cent of SMSF advisers support raising competency levels through the proposed Future of Financial Advice Reforms - while 6 out of 10 advisers agree SMSF auditors should be registered with ASIC, new research shows. According to the 2010 ...

Art lobby wins fight to keep SMSFs art-friendly

SPAA MEDIA STATEMENT  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
The Federal Government has endorsed the Cooper Review's key MySuper reforms but in a major victory for the art industry and self-managed super fund trustees, it said that it won't adopt the move to ban SMSFs from investing in 'collectables'. The leading ...