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Ex-Kangaroo and Storm adviser banned for non-compliance

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2012
ASIC has permanently banned a former Storm Financial Ltd financial adviser from providing any financial services after it found he had engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct and failed to comply with financial services laws. Walter John (Wally) ...

Sweeet!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
... the euro zone is in their own interest." What's next? Expect more lowering of targets, expect extending of dates for compliance, expect more sweeteners. And, perchance, the EU would have no other choice but to forgive.

Aging SMSF trustees revert to managed solutions

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
... administration is critical to the success of any super fund and just as much so with a SMSF," he continued. "Extensive compliance requirements prevail that change over time. As people age, how many will want to spend their time keeping up with these ...

CCH to handle First Super compliance admin

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012
Compliance and reporting specialist CCH has partnered with First Super to help comply with the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA)'s more extensive reporting requirements. The new rules, which come into force from July 2013, require all ...

PwC partner banned from auditing

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
... Group (CNP) and Centro Retail Group (CER) for the 2006-07 financial year. "Following auditing standards is not merely a compliance hurdle to clear. Investors will not be properly informed where audit deficiencies result in material misstatements in financial ...

FPA awards Australia's best financial planners

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
... contributed to the FPA Transition to Fees Taskforce, the FPA CFP Curriculum Taskforce: Ethics, Professionalism and Compliance and was a panel judge for three years for the FPA's Value of Advice awards. Shane Lenehan of Silvan Ridge Financial Services ...

Federal election to compound market uncertainty

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
... sector, particularly uranium mining. Meantime, the banking sector is exposed to the risk of increased regulation and compliance costs as the reform pendulum swings in favour of consumer protection. Furthermore, competition may be enhanced by either removing ...

Ten-year future vs. 10-minute tick

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012
... returned to Europe and whether or not the troika would drop another penny into Greece's begging bowl despite Athens' compliance with its benefactors' pre-conditions with the passage of the 2013 austerity budget last Sunday. Yes Stuart, 'fool me once...' ...

Another Commonwealth Financial Planning adviser banned

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2012
... Kell. "Instead Gillespie engaged in a series of conscious and deliberate acts designed to disguise and conceal his non-compliance with statutory requirements and policies put in place by CFPL," said Kell. This latest outcome follows ASIC enforcement ...

FATCA discussions welcomed by FSC

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2012
... that discussions have commenced with the United States on an intergovernmental agreement for the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). A big part the intergovernmental agreement is to make sure Australian compliance with FATCA happens in a way ...