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Synchron pushes for providers' direct payment

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014
... May 2013, resulted in losses to advisers of a reported $1.5 million. Synchron argued that licensees should be regarded as agents of advisers for the purpose of collecting fees and commissions. "Licensees and their advisers should be free to adopt whichever ...

FPA asks for tax-deductible advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
... community and benefits society overall," the submission said. With financial advisers needing to become registered tax agents under the Tax Agents Services Act (TASA) 2009 and the banning of commissions on financial advice, the FPA argues that "this ...

TPB releases guidance on conflict of interest

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014
... Services Act (TASA) 2009 on the management of conflicts of interest. The document details the actions that registered tax agents should take in case of conflict of interest, something that advisers will need to take into account once TASA comes in on ...

NAB enters SIV market with 21 compliant funds

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2013
... the language of their choice, connections and referrals to service providers from legal and tax advisers to real estate agents to help manage their move to Australia and the opportunity to set up NAB personal bank accounts up to 12 months before they ...

FPA expects TASA to require "massive" efforts

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
... daily basis," he added. In the next months, the advice industry and the TPB will need to find the gaps between the tax agents and RG146 education processes. Rantall also said that the FPA might ask for another extension of TASA if the legislation and ...

Accountants tap into advice with tech advantage

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013
... transform it significantly. Head of ACCA Australia John Winter said that Australian accountants "are prepared to be influential agents of change" and added that "they are adept at using technology to advance their careers, their client's prospects and ...

Parliament to address large financial services agenda

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2013
... Tax Agent Services Act (TASA) 2009, which determines that financial planners who provide tax advice become registered tax agents by July 1, 2014.

Adviser engagement becomes TPB main priority

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
... conducted its first outreach event aimed at financial advisers in Perth and Darwin. "We had contact with over 700 tax and BAS agents and financial advisers, accounting for about 16% of all Western Australian individual registered agents," the report ...

Problem is weak credit law, not us: ASIC

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013
... argued that it intervened in court proceedings in 2009 to argue that, in some circumstances, brokers should be considered agents of the lender. "The courts did not accept ASIC's submissions," the regulator said. ASIC said it provided consumer guidance ...

McGrath Estate Agents partners with Aura FM for SIV funds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2013
... investment and sophisticated entrepreneurs, which will invariably have a positive impact." AFM has appointed McGrath Estate Agents as strategic advisor to its Australian Core Property Fund. McGrath chief executive John McGrath said: "Australia is a strongly ...