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Guardian and Asteron help launch pro bono adviser service

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
... offered. Kaleta invited advisers to get in contact through our 'Get Involved' page on the website. "In particular, accountants and lawyers who have clients needing assistance but are not sure how to help or where to turn are welcome to contact Claims ...

AXA ESG SmartBeta fund available to retail investors

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
... Fund is now available on the Asgard platform after having been seeded with $55 million from Financial Index Wealth Accountants (FIWA). The fund has previously been targeted at institutional investors, but this move will open it up retail investors. AXA ...

Forget about national advice exam, focus on training: CPA

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
... examination for financial advisers would fail to address the current deficiencies and, instead, CPA Australia and Chartered Accountants ANZ say the focus should be on adviser training and establishing a comprehensive curriculum. A single examination ...

Advisers must attend ethics classes, say ISA and AIST

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
... that." The submission compared the current professional standards for financial advisers with those for chartered accountants, lawyers and doctors, all of which require several years of study. Financial advisers meanwhile it said could qualify "in as ...

High fees deter accountants from using platforms for SMSFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
Accountants see high fees and costs as the main barrier to use investment platforms with their self-managed super fund (SMSF) clients, according to Investment Trends research. The 2014 SMSF Accountant report shows that 76% of advisers think is inappropriate ...

Higher education will not fix advice industry problems: Accountants

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014
... planners will not eliminate the problems that the financial advice sector has experienced in recent years, the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ) said in a submission to the Financial System Inquiry (FSI). "Australians cannot have ...

ATO considers increasing Bitcoin control

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014
... of the transactions in Australian dollars, the purpose of the transaction and the parties involved in it. Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand welcomed the move and tax counsel Michael Croker noted that "Bitcoin poses novel problems for tax ...

HUB24 acquires dealer group

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
... products to advisers, we will continue to focus on our core business providing white labels to financial planning groups, accountants and stockbrokers whilst also developing and supporting the Paragem business," HUB24 chief executive Andrew Alcock said. ...

AdviserEdge kicks off with "live build"

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
... AdviserEdge conference (the third of its kind) has attracted over 400 financial professionals including planners and accountants. Gardner said that he has "rethought" the conference this year. "In light of all the regulatory changes advisers need to ...

ASIC cracks down on advisers over PI insurance

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... Limited, Michael James Dougherty, Strategy Portfolio Limited, John Patrick Mcauley, Neville Krynauw & Associates and Accountants Plus. ASIC also referred three licensees for further action for failure to have adequate compensation arrangements and released ...