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Findex announces major business restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
... will be carried across to all businesses in the group. Under the new model, Findex businesses including Crowe Horwath accountants, Centric Wealth, Financial Index Wealth Accountants, Prescott Securities, CIVIC Financial Planning and the MOVO online investment ...

New Topdocs tool speeds SMSF application

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2015
... Topdocs director Michael Spakman said the new feature, available in Topdocs' online Portal, will benefit planners and accountants alike. "We know how frustrating the ABN application process currently is. So as part of our new Instant SMSF online application ...

Findex hires head of risk from Macquarie

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
... commission-free insurance product across the group, commencing with the Centric Wealth and Financial Index Wealth Accountants. The first commission-free product was sourced through the BT Group and introduced in July this year.

Accountants nearing SMSF exemption deadline

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
Accountants will need an Australian financial services licence if they want to continue providing advice on establishing and winding up self-managed super funds after 1 July 2016. According to SMSF Association head of education services Liz Ward, some ...

H&R Block launches SMSF set-up service

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
H&R Block, Australia's largest firm of tax accountants, has established a service for self-directed investors to set-up and manage their own funds. H&R Block SMSF Solutions helps ordinary Australians through the whole SMSF process from set-up to tax ...

Findex appoints former ANZ exec

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015
... Associates. It also announced that life insurance policies recommended through its Centric Wealth and Financial Index Wealth Accountants subsidiaries will be commission-free.

Capstone/BGL to deliver online AFSL authorisation

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2015
... administration services provider BGL are partnering to deliver online Australian Financial Services Licence authorisation to accountants. The partnership will enable BGL clients to apply online for an AFSL via a web portal, which will assess the applicant's ...

SMSF Association launches accreditation

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
... The SMSF Practitioner (SSP) program is a practical, foundation-based SMSF designation aimed at financial planners, accountants, lawyers, auditors or other service providers in the SMSF space. The program can be a stepping stone to the association's already ...

Accountants flood independent licensee

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2015
... said that growing demand for the group's two-day RG146 courses has forced the group to double the offer. More than 70 accountants attended the courses over the last 12 months, he said. "There'll be an explosion of accountants looking to become licensed ...

Findex life insurance goes commission-free

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
Findex's Centric Wealth and Financial Index Wealth Accountants divisions will now only recommend commission-free life insurance policies. As per the recommendations provided by the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), Financial Planning Association ...