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PSK acquires Perth-based advice group

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023
... the acquisition of Sage Financial Group. Sage has more than 30 years of history, founded by Peter Tucker and John O'Neill in 1989. Under the acquisition, all its team, comprised of 20 employees and advisers, will transition to PSK. Tucker, who will ...

I can only apologise: PwC boss

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023
... Peter-John Collins have been used to paint a picture of what was going on behind the scenes at the firm. Senator Deborah O'Neill highlighted an email sent by Collins on the 23 November 2016, regarding consideration of documentation that he received ...

PwC chief executives hold too much power: Review

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023
... Switkowski is not an independent review. This is a report which was paid for and overseen by PwC," said Senator Deborah O'Neill. "The firm's choice of Switkowski, a business leader, as opposed to an ethicist, speaks to the nature and purpose ...

Advisers boost client portfolios 5.9%

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2023
... a big difference to an investor's outcome," Russell Investments managing director and head of distribution in Australia Neill Rogan said. For tax planning, Rogan said advisers can add another 1.3% in value as this is crucial to ensure clients' portfolios ...

Allegro unveils PwC entity as Scyne Advisory

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023
... will continue to take all appropriate steps to improve the firm's culture and standards." However, Senator Deborah O'Neill called the exits as yet another exercise in damage control and said the misconduct of the eight staff in question still remains ...

ASX provides clarity on CHESS replacement

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023
... confirmed no decisions have been made in relation to the CHESS replacement. In a letter to Committee chair Senator Deborah O'Neill, the ASX provided an update on the solution option assessment process currently underway in the lead up to its board decision ...

New inquiry targets audit sector following PwC scandal

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2023
... tax leak scandal. Undertaken by the Joint Standing Committee on Corporations and Financial Services, Senator Deborah O'Neill advised the inquiry will review Australia's big four auditors, but not solely. "I advise that the committee has initiated ...

TPB grilled over handling of PwC scandal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023
... "Why no fine? The average taxpayer faces a fine [for tax avoidance]," she stated. TPB chief executive secretary Michael O'Neill said the Tax Agent Services Act only allows pecuniary penalties in certain circumstances and did not apply in this instance. ...

More PwC staff to go, will remain anonymous

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2023
... to have breached confidentiality or failed in their leadership duties," she added. In an interview, Senator Deborah O'Neill told the ABC PwC has simply sent nine people on an "extended holiday." "I think what we have seen is a trainwreck and yesterday ...

Yarra Capital awards admin, custody mandate

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
... late-stage equity prior to listing on public markets," Apex Group head of client relationship management Australia Tom O'Neill said. "We are excited to partner with Yarra Capital who will benefit from our single-source solution encompassing fund administration ...