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Risk clients, practices worth more: Radar Results

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023
Financial advice practices specialising in risk insurance are gaining higher price multiples on clients and are selling for up to $1.5 million as demand rises and supply drops. Radar Results' latest insights show price multiples on risk insurance ...

Do your cyber-attack drills: Funds warned

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
A panel of experts at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds stressed the importance for super funds to be prepared and have a cybersecurity strategy in place. When asked if super funds should have "something in the bottom of the drawer of someone's ...

Super funds are lousy at communications: Strategist

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... respect." Ralph advised that super funds conduct a study to segment their current and potential members. "I think you should audit your current communications and develop tailored comms for the member tribes that meet both your obligations and their ...

ASIC grants MSC Trustees new powers

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2023
The corporate watchdog has bestowed MSC Trustees new powers to act as a trustee for debt instruments such as debentures, notes and bonds issued by public companies, a first for an Australian corporate trustee. MSC Trustees is the first trustee firm ...

ASIC cracks down on CHESS issues

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2023
... and management of portfolios, programs, and projects, and assess them again against international standards. EY will then audit the reports and hand over the findings to ASIC by July 31 ( External Review Special Report ) and October 31 ( PPPM Special ...

Former Big Un chief charged with insider trading

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023
... auditor Graham Rothesay Swan also came under ASIC attention. Swan was convicted for failing to conduct the 2017 company audit in compliance with auditing standards. ASIC said its investigation concerning Big Un, and its officers and executives is ong ...

Advisers put on notice: HLB Mann Judd

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2023
... money. "A voluntary disclosure can mitigate against substantial penalties, time, cost and angst of a protracted ATO review or audit," he concluded.

Government acts to regulate crypto assets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2023
Crypto asset licensing and custody reforms by the government are targeting subsets outside the financial services framework. In a joint statement, treasurer Jim Chalmers and assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones said ...

AZ NGA buys stake in Melbourne advice firm

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2023
AZ Next Generation Advisory (AZ NGA) has expanded its Victorian footprint, partnering with accounting and advice firm McLean Delmo Bentleys. McLean Delmo Bentleys employs approximately 90 staff across wealth management, accounting, and auditing. As ...

HUB24 appoints chief people officer

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023
HUB24 has welcomed a new chief people officer in Amy Rixon. Rixon joined the group executive team yesterday and has over 20 years of leadership and HR experience. Most recently, she held the position of chief people officer at Frucor Suntory. While ...