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CountPlus firm completes tuck in acquisition

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 21 DEC 2020
The ASX-listed advice and accounting group has continued to carry out its extensive growth strategy with one of its member firms completing a tuck-in acquisition of a separate member firm. Perth-based member firm Bentleys WA Pty Ltd has finalised terms ...

Reporting rules for charities relaxed

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2020
... will no longer have to produce reviewed financial statements, which Treasury says costs them about $2400 each year in accounting expenses; and about 2000 charities won't have to produce audited annual financial statements, which Treasury pegs at costing ...

Godfrey Pembroke firm jumps ship

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2020
... CountPlus from Godfrey Pembroke in November. Venture has a team of 13 that specialise in financial advice and SMSF accounting and have been part of the Bendigo community for over 20 years. Venture director and financial adviser Nicola Chaffe noted the ...

IPO Wealth trustee hit with class action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
... Holdings used the loan money to invest in a range of investments - the most significant of which was an investment in accounting software provider Accloud. In April, Mayfair 101 Holdings failed to make payments on its loan - blaming the COVID-19 pandemic's ...

Investment scams most profitable

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
... to life/arrest ($10.8 million) and false billing ($8.02 million). Remote access scams saw a large surge in November, accounting for $1.6 million in losses for the month, up from $645,599 in October. Australians lost $7.7 million due to phone scams in ...

CountPlus firm makes acquisition

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2020
The ASX-listed advice and accounting group has continued to carry out its extensive growth strategy with a further "tuck-in" acquisition. Melbourne-based member firm O'Brien Accountants & Advisers has acquired the accounting services of Hillard O'Donnell ...

Advice associations join forces

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2020
... relationship satisfies both parties creating a naturally symbiotic culture, other possible synergies are AIOFP members with accounting practices wanting to merge with or buy other accounting practices." Johnston noted further benefits for members include ...

Link takeover heats up

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
... back-office services. SS&C's Eze Investment Suite will provide the newly launched fund manager trading and portfolio accounting services that covers interest futures and options, swaptions, forwards and spot trades. Fortlake's strategies target ...

Magnolia bids for real estate agency

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2020
... shareholders with a cash exit strategy. Sydney-based Magnolia has a vertically integrated structure of credit, investment, accounting, property and asset management. It recently launched Magnolia Capital Opportunities Fund II to wholesale investors ...

Westpac sells Pacific to PNG bank

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2020
... business customers succeed." The sale is expected to be completed by the second half of FY2021 and Westpac expects an accounting loss of $230 million including a foreign currency translation reserve but will add three basis points to its common equity ...