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AI adoption by investors 'grows rapidly': Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
... Investors turning to artificial intelligence (AI) for investment advice is rising, according to new survey from Chartered Accountants ANZ (CA ANZ). CA ANZ survey of 1000 Australian retail investors with more than $10,000 invested in the stock market ...

Integro Private Wealth to expand national footprint

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2025
... expansion plans. Fresh from signing referral partnership deals with accounting practices, including AMD Chartered Accountants and AH Jackson, Integro has recruited Emma Ross as advice and operations manager. A qualified financial adviser, Ross was a ...

Only half of advice practices report positive earnings: Investment Trends

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2025
... larger practices are expanding not only in adviser headcount but also recruiting specialists in other areas such as accountants and lawyers to broaden their services to better address client needs. Satisfaction with licensees has also rebounded soundly ...

Section 899 ditched but companies face tax uncertainties

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2025
... funds, lunged into cartwheels upon the exclusion of section 899 in the OBBBA, which was cemented into law on July 4. SW Accountants & Advisors associate director of tax Antony Cheung said the removal of section 899 was welcomed by Australian groups that ...

Firms rebuffing AFCA determinations should be named: FAAA, professional bodies

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025
... that refused or failed on at least one occasion to give effect to an AFCA determination. Along with the Chartered Accountants ANZ, CPA Australia, Institute of Public Accountants and SMSF Association, the FAAA expressed concerns that failure to "pay AFCA ...

Industry groups hammer out guidance on tax-deductible advice fees

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
... templates, for active use. FAAA chief executive Sarah Abood said the body is particularly pleased to provide advisers and accountants with a practical guide that's been ratified by the accounting associations. "The implications of the updated ATO guidance ...

Advice bodies want efficiency, long-term solutions from Mulino

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2025
... tax, enhancing the affordability and accessibility of financial advice by amending the DBFO reforms, and enabling accountants to provide strategic and structural superannuation advice in relation to their clients' tax affairs. "We also aim to address ...

Daniel Mulino takes over financial services portfolio

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025
... advice community in Australia to help more Australians achieve financial wellbeing and security." Meantime, Chartered Accountants ANZ chief executive Ainslie van Onselen said his appointment provides an opportunity for a fresh perspective. "Rather than ...

Industry bodies call for delay to Payday Super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
A collective of industry bodies, including Chartered Accountants ANZ and the Financial Advice Association Australia, want the government to push the implementation of Payday Super to July 2028. In a joint submission to Treasury, eight industry lobby ...

Longreach poaches CFS wealth director

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025
... FIIG Securities. In that role with the credit fund, she built relationships with financial advisers, family offices, accountants, and brokers in Queensland.