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Millennium boosted by three-way merger

... newly formed division that will specialise in servicing SMSFs. In addition to the new division the WLM Group will offer tax, audit, financial planning, investment, insurance, and superannuation services for its clients. Laura Menschik, Geoff Walker ...

Mariner and Multiport launch new self-managed super service

... instruments. The fund service will also include on time quarterly reporting, compliance services including accounts, returns and audit, professional accounting, tax, audit and technical service and an all inclusive outsourcing solution. Mariner's financial ...

AFS licensees behind the eight ball with account lodgement

Almost 15 per cent of Australian financial services (AFS) licensees are overdue with lodging their 2004 annual accounts and auditor reports with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The 618 licensees with overdue accounts were ...

BNP Securities Services beefs up its risk, control and finance team

... Nicolas Faust as head of risk, control and finance and Kathy Gleadhill in the newly created position of head of internal audit. Faust joined BNP in 1999 and has held a number of positions within the company both locally and overseas. He was head of registry ...

AFSLs growing in number

ASIC has revealed the total number of Australian Financial Services Licences (AFSLs) stood at 4,101 after it issued 363 additional AFSLs since March last year. Over the period the regulator also approved 582 variations to existing AFSLs and was notified ...

FPA pushes members to adopt tighter conflict of interest guidelines

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has called on members to appoint Conflict Officers, conduct business wide audits and issue declarations stating conflicts of interests have been removed. The steps are part of a guidance paper released by the ...

New guidelines on conflicts for AFS applicants

... updates to its licensing guides. The conflicts management obligations are part of the Corporate Law Economic Reform Program (Audit Reform and Corporate Disclosure) (CLERP 9) legislation and have been reflected in the new versions of the AFS Licensing ...

ASIC bans accountant for good

ASIC has banned Ramon Osborne from providing financial services permanently because he is insolvent under administration and the regulatory authority had serious concerns over his ability to comply with financial service laws in the future. Osborne ...

More confidence in financial planners

A CPA Australia survey has revealed increased investor and business confidence in financial planners. CPA Australia manager financial planning Chris Benson said the feedback was encouraging for the industry following the Australian Consumer Association ...

ATO cracks down on SMSFs

... superannuation funds (SMSFs) and is in the process of formulating a three-step process to help determine which SMSFs to audit. As SMSFs continue to proliferate at a rate of approximately 2,500 new funds per month, the ATO has recognised the need to prioritise ...