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Members ignorant about super fund differences: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
... fund. Members who chose their fund did so with the help of their employer and nearly 40% received advice from their accountant, financial planner or bank. AIST chief executive Eva Scheerlinck said the findings highlight the need to compare funds without ...

Advice and accounting align post-Royal Commission: CountPlus

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2019
New research released by CountPlus shows that Australia's advice and accounting sectors will rapidly converge in the post-Hayne world. The CountPlus whitepaper argues that a new space defined by professionalism and quality advice outcomes is rapidly ...

SMSF wind-ups spike: ATO

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
... with a limited licence so trustees would have been carefully considering whether to continue with another adviser or accountant. And establishments may have further to fall, with Shorte predicting a Labor Government to impact the sector. "I expect the ...

ASFA chief joins Irish software provider

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
... FINEOS also announced Anne O'Driscoll's appointment to the board, also as non-executive director. She is a chartered accountant and is on the board of Comminsure, Steadfast and Infomedia. O'Driscoll was previously chief financial officer at Genworth ...

SMSF gender gap reduces over time

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
Latest research from Class shows the superannuation gap between men and women reduces over time in SMSFs yet remains significant. According to the self-managed super administrator, men have a 42% higher average balance than women when SMSFs are established. ...

Super, life risk face election test

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
Superannuation is in the firing line once again as Australia prepares to head to the polls, with industry stakeholders calling for greater certainty over the future of superannuation reform. Campaigning in the lead up to the Federal election has once ...

Two new faces join SMSF Association board

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
... strength and capabilities of our membership that we can make appointments of this calibre." Scotchbrook is a chartered accountant with SMSF Specialist and Public Practice certificates and has had significant involvement with the association including ...

AMP Capital appoints operations lead

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2019
... corporate responsibility and business platform, real estate. Prior to joining AMP Capital he worked as a chartered accountant at several firms, and also enjoyed a five year career at Fairfax Media.

New role for former ClearView executive

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2019
... accountants become disappointed when the advice they receive doesn't meet the same professional standards set by their accountant. Chief executive James Malcolm said O'Riordan's appointment would support growth in the business. "The failure of limited ...

CBA, ASIC move to resolve AFSL conditions

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2019
... that caused financial loss and offer affected customers, in addition to up to $5,000 to get independent advice from an accountant, financial adviser or lawyer. As a part of the final report, KordaMentha assessed compliance at Financial Wisdom and Commonwealth ...