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Advisers debate insurance commissions ban

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
... that every commission based adviser should be thinking about how they will adapt if/when this becomes reality," DPR Accountants director David Rae told Financial Standard. The FSI recommended that upfront commissions for insurance should not exceed ongoing ...

ATO exec leaves to join consulting firm

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
... New South Wales," McPherson Super Consulting director and co-founder Allan McPherson said. "The boom in SMSFs means accountants and advisers across the country need to constantly update their skills and expertise," he added. Forsyth's responsibilities ...

IPA names new president and chairman

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014

ASIC stands up for adviser national exam

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
... of advisers mis-selling financial products, this is sadly no surprise." In September, CPA Australia and Chartered Accountants ANZ alerted that a national examination for financial advisers would fail to address the current deficiencies. In a joint submission ...

Industry welcomes grandfathering deal

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014
... application to capital raising activities and broaden its application to include investment entities; and amendments to the accountants' certificate renewal period to provide that the extended two year renewal period also applies in relation to FoFA. ...

QSuper appoints Decimal as advice platform provider

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
... is a 100% cloud technology for financial engagement, advice, service and compliance, servicing financial planners, accountants, stockbrokers and institutional investors. QSuper is the Queensland public sector fund with $53 billion in funds under management ...

FoFA opt-in to cause advisers biggest headache

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
... businesses at the moment because it's going to have an impact. It throws a big cloud on valuations." David Rae of DPR Accountants and Advisers meanwhile said events in Parliament last night were dramatic, but in practice little would change. "From a ...

Profile: Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand chief executive Lee White

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014
Lee White, chief executive of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, is the first accountant to lead the body. He recently oversaw a history-making merger between the ICAA and NZICA and is now making lifelong learning a priority for accountants. ...

Latest Financial Standard issue available on the iPad app

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2014
... this means for the planning industry. The back page profile this issue Lee White, the chief executive of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand. You can read these articles on your iPad by downloading Financial Standard iPadA(C) app free from ...

Liam Shorte named FS Smileys Scholar of the Year

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014
... Henderson Maxwell and the 2014 Conversationalist of the Year, was won by Kimberley Middlemiss from Adrians Chartered Accountants. Shorte was selected from a group of 12 finalists (the "Digital Dozen"), because of his standout submission. "I am delighted ...