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Asset managers held to higher standard: FSC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2017
... meet the standards set. Enforcement will be limited to FSC members who will be subject to an annual certification and compliance process.

Class integrates with two boutiques

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017
... Two boutique self-managed super fund service providers have joined forces with Class Super to help scale audit and compliance services. A.S.A.P. Advice, a Tasmania-based digital advice platform that assists accountants provide SMSF services without the ...

Countplus sells off underperformers and merges firms

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017
... maintainable net profit after tax, subject to market conditions and performance. TFSA has since implemented a governance and compliance review and appointed former Financial Planning Association chief executive Mark Rantall as independent chair and former ...

Government cracks down on salary sacrifice loophole

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017
... Superannuation Guarantee Cross-Agency Working Group report which recommended closing the loophole and improving employer's compliance with their superannuation guarantee obligations. "If Australians are to continue to have confidence in the integrity ...

Super funds renew custody contracts with State Street

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2017
... custody, unit pricing, fund accounting, tax and regulatory services, performance and investment analytics and mandate compliance. According to the latest Australian Custodial Services Association data, State Street had more than $390 billion in assets ...

Xero seeks global growth, director steps down

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2017
... accounting software company Xero has reaffirmed its commitment to machine learning and artificial intelligence to reduce compliance costs and arm accountants and financial advisers "with the tools required to support the world's small businesses." Speaking ...

Midwinter recruits to strengthen cyber security strategy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
... accountants to forget about potential threats within their own businesses, given the time-consuming nature of ensuring compliance with ASIC, ATO and government regulation. "Hackers have turned their attention to smaller to medium business because the ...

Vamos returns as governance firm chief executive

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2017
... previously been a director, financial services regulation - licensing and business operations at ASIC, head of legal and compliance at Tower Life and an insurance litigator with Phillips Fox. In a statement welcoming her to Regnan, the board said: "Pauline's ...

ASIC calls on NAB to improve disclosure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017
... disclosure. Commenting, ASIC deputy chairman Peter Kell said: "This investigation is a result of ASIC's priority of improving compliance and disclosure standards in vertically integrated financial services licensees." Responding to the news, NAB executive ...

EU markets directive to reshape global alternatives

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2017
... the industry is working hard to meet the January 2018 deadline. Alternative asset managers face further increases in compliance costs and we will be working hard with members and regulators to ensure concerns are addressed, and avoid any fallout in six ...