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Self-education cap could prevent professional development

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013
... self-education has raised concerns that the measure will impede professional development. The Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia (ICAA) and CPA Australia are two of the signatories of a document put together by more than 20 organisations asking ...

Centrepoint appoints new chief executive

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
... phase of growth," said Nelson. De Zwart has a Bachelor of Economics and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. Commenting on his appointment de Zwart said: "Centrepoint is well positioned tomaximise the opportunities arising from the ...

New regime for accountants: Shorten

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2013
... briefing, Federal minister for financial services and superannuation Bill Shorten has thanked the Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAA) for its input in proposed rules regarding the provision of financial advice. The Institute of Chartered Accountants ...

NZ Super Fund named world's most innovative

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... Fund, which on Tuesday won the Public Sector Annual Report category in the 2012 New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants Awards, for its 2010/11 Annual Report. Earlier in 2012 the Fund won the INFINZ Excellence in Treasury Award and the Executive ...

Draft regulation released for Accountant Exemption

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
... Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms, to financial advice provided by accountants. Both the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia (ICAA) and Certified Practicing Accountants of Australia (CPA Australia) professional accounting interest groups ...

Discretion strictly case-by-case in new SMSF audit scheme

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
... ASIC investment managers and superannuation senior executive leader Gerard Fitzpatrick at the Institute of Chartered Accountants national SMSF conference last Friday. "We do have discretion, and there is flexibility, but it is not something that we are ...

ATO stands up for compliant SMSFs on levy use

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2012
... casting some aspersions on the number of SMSFs reportedly operating. Earlier this month the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia's superannuation specialist Liz Westover supported proposed changes to the SMSF penalty regime on the basis of ...

MLC appoints super funds board member

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012
... University of Sydney, member and immediate past chairman of the Superannuation Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, and was formerly a director and chairman of Deloitte Superannuation - the trustee of the Deloitte National ...

Talkin' bout my generation

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
... standard that must be ingrained from early on," said Hugh Elvy, head of financial planning at the Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICA). "We can talk about doing the right thing about ethical standards but we need to identify what we need to do to ...

My Adviser offers accountants licensing package

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012
... payment for Professional Indemnity Insurance and on-going support and education," she added. The Institute of Chartered Accountants estimates that up to 10,000 accountants will be looking to take advantage of the current legislative changes to move into ...