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William Buck merges with sixth firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021
... advisory firm has merged with William Buck as the latter continues its aggressive expansion strategy. BR Wellington is an accounting and business advisory firm and will rebrand as part of William Buck Australia and New Zealand. All BR Wellington employees ...

Auditor referral threshold test troubling: SMSFA

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2021
... auditor referral fees does not address at what point in time the threshold test must be considered or applied. The Accounting Professional & Ethical Standards Board introduced draft amendments to the APES 110 Code of Ethics for accountants, outlining ...

State Street acquires custodian for $4.7bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021
... agreement with State Street to sell BBH Investor Services, its back-office and custody business, which also provides accounting and technology services. State Street will fund the $4.74 billion or US$3.5 billion purchase price via a combination of common ...

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 ...