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ASIC provides relief around early super access advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... to those still wishing to make a submission. Submissions were originally due on April 7. CPA Australia, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, the SMSF Association, Financial Planning Association of Australia and the Institute of Public Accountants ...

Industry bodies work to ease regulatory burdens

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
... Burden Taskforce - comprised of the Financial Planning Association of Australia, SMSF Association, Institute of Public Accountants, Chartered Accountants and Certified Public Accountants - wants ASIC to offer regulatory relief so that financial advisers ...

AFSL suspended by ASIC

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
... months, expiring June 12 this year. It follows the appointment of voluntary administrator Worrells Solvency & Forensic Accountants in late February. According to its website, Longhou Capital Markets is a boutique investment advisory and online trading ...

Stanford Brown hires Deloitte director, acquires firm

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... than using two different providers. Hoyle said the firm would consider acquiring an accounting practice or hiring accountants to build the unit. At the same time, Stanford Brown has also kept an eye out for advice practices up for sale, and in December ...

Calls for review of advice regulation

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2020
... consumers and small business from the sector. In its pre-budget submission the peak body for certified practicing accountants, CPA Australia has called on the government to implement a raft of ideas designed to stimulate the economy. Chiefly, CPA wants ...

Permanent ban follows alleged SMSF theft

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2020
... without their authority to the trust account of a business for which she was the sole director and shareholder, Orchard Accountants. ASIC has also cancelled her AFSL. According to the corporate regulator, Tran failed to co-operate with and assist the ...

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 ...