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TPB bans PwC partner over breach

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2023
The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) has barred former PwC head of international tax Peter-John Collins for integrity breaches. The deregistration, which includes a two-year ban on Collins becoming a registered tax practitioner, followed an investigation ...

Paraplanners happy to stay put: Survey

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023
... want to become advisers, it's understandable they haven't registered themselves on ASIC's Financial Advisers Register (FAR), the survey stated, meaning they aren't legally required to complete any formal training or ongoing professional ...

APAC outperforms despite global sustainable finance retreat

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2023
Sustainable finance showed global declines across all categories in 2022, however, activity in Asia Pacific remained robust, according to research from Refinitiv. Refinitiv has issued its Sustainable Finance Review for 2022, which found that sustainable ...

Adviser population dropped 17% in 2022

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2023
... almost two decades, analysis shows. According to Rainmaker Information's breakdown of the ASIC Financial Adviser Register, a net 3250 (17.3%) financial advisers exited the sector last year, bringing the total number at December end to 15,529 - the ...

ASIC FAR to display adviser QTRP status

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2023
From February 1, ASIC's Financial Advisers Register (FAR) will display whether a financial adviser can provide tax (financial) advice services to retail clients. To provide tax advice services to retail clients, a financial adviser must meet certain ...

ASIC takes civil action against Firstmac

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2022
ASIC has commenced the first ever court case against a financial product distributor for alleged breaches of design and distribution obligations (DDO). The regulator commenced the civil penalty action in the Federal Court against Firstmac Limited following ...

BGL adds company tax return to software solution

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2022
... Paszko added the investment solution is in a "class of its own." "Offering investment reporting, CGT tracking, shareholder register, dividend payment, full set of financials, accounting work papers and now electronic lodgment of the Company Tax Return ...

Latest adviser exams see 57% pass rate

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2022
... revealed by ASIC highlighted over 15,850 who passed are recorded as current financial advisers on ASIC's Financial Adviser Register (FAR), representing 99% of current advisers on the FAR. Over 2700 are ceased advisers on the FAR and may be re-authorised ...

Financial advice among most qualified professions: Analysis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2022
Following education reforms, analysis of financial advisers' tertiary qualifications suggests the advice sector is now among the most highly educated professions in Australia. Rainmaker Information's 2022 review of advisers' ASIC-recognised qualifications ...

SMSF auditors in hot water

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2022
ASIC has acted against six self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) auditors for breaches of independence requirements and auditing standards. Between June 29 to September 30, ASIC disqualified three SMSF auditors from being registered, imposed additional ...