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APRA receives new super powers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2019
... interests of members; if they fail to meet liabilities; or face material financial deterioration. It can also remove an auditor or an actuary and address certain financial risks. Deputy chair Helen Rowell said APRA could only previously direct a trustee ...

SMSFA recognises member achievements

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
... Neale's Jace Pedonese was also recognised for his excellent exam results, after taking top spot in the SMSF specialist auditor exam. In his closing speech, SMSFA vice chairman Robin Bowerman reiterated the thoughts of panellists earlier in the week ...

Industry fund appoints chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019
... George Fishlock who announced his retirement in September after leading the board since 2003. Firkins has worked as an auditor and been involved with the aviation industry. He has an understanding of complex compliance and risk management systems, is ...

ASIC cans advice business AFSL

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
... understood their obligations to act in the clients' best interests. Evermore did not lodge annual financial statements and auditor's reports, nor did it meet obligations for it to maintain base-level financial requirements, ASIC said. The cancellation ...

Super fund apologises for admin error

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
... that this type of administrative error does not occur again in the future," Pennisi said Pennisi added an independent auditor has been hired to confirm if "we have appropriately addressed the underlying isolated issues." Once the super fund for Queensland ...

More SMSF auditors disqualified

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
On top of reporting statistics about its SMSF auditor action this week, ASIC has disqualified a further two auditors. John Gilliland and Douglas Coghlan, both from Queensland, have been disqualified for breaching independence requirements. ASIC found ...

ASIC keeps watch on SMSF auditors

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
... Australian Taxation Office (ATO) referred 98 cases of the 120 that ASIC probed. The regulator removed 76 SMSF auditors from the auditor register, suspended one auditor for a period, and imposed conditions on the registrations of a further 24 auditors. ...

University students to run hedge fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018
An industry-backed hedge fund has launched at the University of New South Wales, where students will run a concentrated long-short portfolio of ASX 300 stocks with ESG filters. Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) general manager Michael ...

XPLAN picks up Lumen integration

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018
IRESS integrated its recently acquired data analytics solution with financial planning software XPLAN. IRESS has made it easier for licensees to identify actual and potential scenarios where advice standards are not being complied with by integrating ...

Government cuts SMSF red tape

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2018
... have a history of good record keeping and compliance. Currently, SMSFs must be audited annually by an independent SMSF auditor who is registered with ASIC and audits documents prepared prior to submitting an SMSF annual return (SAR). The ATO generally ...