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Fortitude Investment Partners acquires majority stake in SMSF audit firm

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025
Fortitude Investment Partners has acquired a majority stake in self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) audit firm ASF Audits. The investment will improve ASF Audits' client experience and accelerate future growth; the primary capital investment ...

Court approves Caddick SMSF class action settlement

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025
... while the other half is allocated to the law firm and litigation funder Therium. The lawsuit was filed against auditors BPR Audit, GK & Co, Bladens Accountants & Tax Agents, Khanh Huynh, and Fin Corp Auditors. In 2023, liquidators distributed $3 million ...

Otivo launches AI-powered advice tool

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2025
Otivo has launched a new AI-powered advice tool that will give Australians "licensed financial advice" named Ask Otivo. The digital advice platform said the two-way, real-time advice tool is Australia's first AI-powered platform that will provide personalised ...

'Incompetent' adviser permanently banned by ASIC

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2025
... offered high-yield returns. Suetonius' AFSL was cancelled in March 2024 after failing to lodge its financial statements and audit reports for the 2021, 2022, and 2023 financial years. ASIC determined that Surtenich has "failed to comply with financial ...

SMSF Association names annual award winners

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
... the highest examination score in 2024 for the SMSF Specialist Advisor accreditation program, and Ryan Ding, senior SMSF audit manager from Aquila Super, was recognised for achieving the highest examination score for the SMSF Specialist Auditor accreditation ...

ASIC proposes further breach reporting relief

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
ASIC is proposing additional relief for financial services businesses, which would scrap the need to report minor or technical breaches that don't result in a financial loss. The relief is intended to ease the compliance load on financial services ...

Super moves: VFMC, QIC, Prime Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
... Deloitte, and before that, working on the corporate treasury and capital markets team as an analyst after time spent in audit. As for C-suite moves, Aware Real Estate has recruited Matthew Spithill as finance chief. Spithill has over 20 years' experience ...

Victorian SMSF auditor fails to overturn disqualification

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... 17. The ART affirmed the decision on December 18, finding Islam failed to satisfy the relevant auditing standards on three audit files. It found that Islam failed to perform under the SIS Act, the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Regulations 1994. ...

Auditors tighten fist on greenwashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
... aim to boost confidence and transparency with a focus on investor protection. The International Foundation for Ethics and Audit (IFEA) handed down the mandates via its independent arms: the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) ...

Government to streamline financial reporting

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has announced the release of a consultation paper to gather insights and feedback on how to restructure Australia's financial reporting architecture with the aim to make it more efficient, effective, and fit for purpose. Chalmers ...