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Accountants expected to flood advice space

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2013

Accountants ready to access HUB24 platform

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013
Members of the National Tax Accountants Association (NTAA) will be able to access HUB24 after the organisation reached an agreement with the platform provider. HUB24 parent company Investorfirst has signed a platform distribution agreement with InterPrac ...

Industry asks for stronger consultation after elections

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
... and more transparent consultation process once the result no matter what the result is. The Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia (ICAA) chief executive Lee White said that "governments don't need to come up with a media announcement every 24 ...

NTAA keen to establish referral relations with advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
The National Tax Accountants Association (NTAA) said that the majority of its members want to continue to provide advice to self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF), and added that they are keen on establishing referral relations with financial planners. ...

Advice firms start to launch in post-FoFA regime

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
... opportunities to give advice" but said that the key to success is specialisation. Bombora will partner with advisers, accountants and lawyers to help them provide risk advice to their clients. The firm will remain non-aligned, even though it intends ...

Financial planners lose out to accountants on SMSFs

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
... increase in the number of SMSFs, a new report has shown. Much of this potential new business has been snapped up by accountants. According to the joint report by Investment Trends and Vanguard, in April 2013 the number of SMSFs using a financial planner ...

RSM Bird Cameron expands through Queensland merger

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
Mid-tier accounting firm RSM Bird Cameron is merging with Brisbane-based firm MHM Accountants. Thirty MHM staff, including partners Frank Manning and Peter Hickson; and principal Tracy Herlihy, will join RSM Bird Cameron. Andrew Graham, RSM Bird Cameron's ...

Count goes "social" in hunt for accountancy business

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... advice and with the regulatory changes will be looking to do this," Lane said. Lane said that using social media makes accountants feel more comfortable with the financial services group. "Part of social is the back and forth. I find the building of ...

Accountants push for debate on FoFA changes

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
The Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) has asked for "further exploration" of the Coalition's proposed amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation. The IPA said that it needs more detail on the amendments in order to make an assessment ...

Self-education cap could prevent professional development

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013
... self-education has raised concerns that the measure will impede professional development. The Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia (ICAA) and CPA Australia are two of the signatories of a document put together by more than 20 organisations asking ...