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APAC pension funds fastest growing: Study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021
... different approach to oversight required." North America remains the largest region by assets and number of funds, accounting for 41.7% of the total assets considered by the study. This is followed by Asia Pacific and Europe, both with 27.5%. That said ...

CountPlus takes stake in firm

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
The ASX-listed advice and accounting group is acquiring a 49% shareholding in an accounting firm based in Victoria. CountPlus will pay a total of $2.8 million for Southern Cross Business Holdings (SCBA) made up of an initial payment of $2.2 million ...

Lockdowns see uptick in advice seekers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021
... advice and a 90% increase in requests for legal advice on separation. There was also a 41% increase in requests for accounting services related to separation. The service saw a worrying 78% increase in people seeking access to violence prevention services ...

CountPlus profit plummets

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021
The ASX-listed advice and accounting group recorded a 59% drop in net profit to $7.1 million as grandfathered commissions came to a halt and COVID-19 impacted the business. Regulatory reform, namely the FASEA exam, also impacted the business however ...

Adviser support services a boon for Sequoia

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2021
... and settlements services. As for its self-managed super fund administration offering, Crole said with about 10,000 accounting firms operating in Australia, Sequoia holds about 25% of the market and wants to increase this to 50% by June 2022. Net profit ...

VGI Partners posts $43m in June half profits

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2021
... iShares business. The firm said during the half it also invested in its client-facing platform, and implemented a new accounting system, a new exception management system, a new cash management system from Hazeltree, and a new trading cycle software ...

FPA appoints FPEC chair

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
... experience within both academia and industry in the areas of financial planning, superannuation, retirement planning and accounting. He has also played a key role in the development, growth and recognition of financial planning within both the university ...

VGI Partners global LIC posts 25.6% returns

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021
... targets 10-15% p.a. through the cycle and holds a concentrated long and short portfolio, with the top five holdings accounting for 40-50% of the total assets. At July end, its top 10 long positions (out of 31 total) were 71% of the NAV. It also had 11 ...

Accountants warn of lockdown cost

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2021
... implementing different business support programs on a state by state or territory basis." Surveyed accountants working in accounting practices reported that many of their business clients are experiencing high to very high levels of financial stress. ...

Super fund reporting, auditing reform consultation opens

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2021
... information and data to APRA and don't have to produce publicly available financial reports in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards. "This results in a lack of transparency, accountability and regulatory oversight unsuited to the compulsory ...