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Perth advice firm folds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
... finalised late last month while WA Wealth Managers was liquidated in mid-January. Brendan Nixon, a partner at SM Solvency Accountants acted on the liquidation. The liquidators were able to recover a thin $20,480.77 for WAWM while WA Wealth Managers yielded ...

Advisers still unclear on referral rules

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2020
... particularly in relation to referral agreements. Anderson explained the payment of referral fees to other professionals like accountants and mortgage brokers is the main way many advisers gain new clients and without the certainty of those flows of business ...

SMSF platform makes $25m acquisition

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
... solve industry pain points. "Since 2012, NowInfinity has been deeply passionate and focused on solving pain points for accountants, financial planners, bookkeepers and lawyers through our innovative platform, which has brought to the market a number ...

Fraudulent adviser cops ban, jail time

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
... his clients and misused their funds for the benefit of his own business," ASIC commissioner Danielle Press said. "Accountants and financial advisers are in a position of trust. As demonstrated in this case, ASIC is prepared to take criminal action where ...

SMSFA slams limited licensing

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2020
... "If an SMSF trustee wants to seek advice regarding the establishment of a pension from their accountant, unlicensed accountants are unable to provide this simple advice," Maroney. "Licensed advisers can provide this simple advice, but it involves costly ...

Advice group appoints director

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
... non-executive director of Probiotec, Eildon Capital and Tas Foods. He is also a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and a member of the Institute of Company Directors. Beard was previously the chief executive of ASX-listed investment company ...

Responsible entity declares insolvency

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
... has placed itself into voluntary administration. Theta Asset Management has appointed Worrells Solvency and Forensic Accountants as administrators of itself and Value Stream Investment Management. The move follows ASIC's action last week against Theta ...

Cbus enters corporate super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2019
... workers who are sometimes onsite, like a site supervisor or project manager. There is also a "professional" category for accountants, architects, HR managers and lawyers, and a "non-manual" category for bookkeepers, quantity surveyors and payroll administrators. ...

ASIC calls out accountants

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2019
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission said it does not believe accountants provide "more compliant or better financial advice" than financial advisers. In its submission to the Review of the Tax Practitioners Board released by Treasury ...

Stanford Brown eyes expansion

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
... disclose more details of the firm's plans but said that options could include acquiring an accounting practice or hiring accountants. The move is largely driven by its clients, he said, but data security and concurrent planning were also important factors ...