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Serious financial crime drops significantly

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020
... fraud jumped from 6% to 14%, and a new category of 'COVID-19 stimulus fraud and profiteering' was added to the list, accounting for 3% of the group's operations. In early 2019, Fintel Alliance established a scams working group to share information on ...

Advice for all could add $630bn to economy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
... consequently, the economy. CPA Australia and CoreData modelled the macro-economic impact of making professional advice - accounting, taxation, financial, superannuation, business, and mortgage broking advice - available to the entire population. The ...

Count Financial targets growth with new hire

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
The ASX-listed advice and accounting group subsidiary has appointed a former NAB/MLC manager as its practice development and growth manager for Queensland. Stephen Carlton joins from NAB/MLC where he was business growth manager for Queensland and the ...

Chief economist update: It's looking up for the land down under

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
... the latest from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS): "Iron ore exports reached a record high of $10.9 billion, accounting for 36% of Australia's total exports... Total exports increased by $1.8 billion, or 6%, to $30.5 billion in October 2020. ...

World largest asset owners increase ESG, AUM

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
... management, looking after 36.1% of all assets, while pension funds remain the single biggest group of asset owners accounting for over 60% of assets, followed by sovereign wealth funds at 32% and outsourced chief investment officers (OCIOs) and master ...

CountPlus to continue acquisition spree

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
The ASX-listed advice and accounting group has confirmed it will continue to carry out its extensive growth strategy with further "tuck-in" acquisitions. Speaking at the company's annual general meeting, CountPlus chair Ray Kellerman said the "considerable ...

Audit inquiry overlooks vertical integration

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
... inquiry into the quality of audits has fallen short of recommending the breakup of the largest four vertically integrated accounting firms in a bid to combat conflicts of interest. The Regulation of Auditing in Australia: Final Report, tabled in Parliament ...

SASB appoints Australian advisor

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... first senior advisor for Australia following increased interest from local institutional investors. The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) has appointed Terence Jeyaretnam to the role, on a volunteer basis, to work with the increasing number ...

CountPlus divests member firm

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
... member firm to a fellow member firm after a review found it could not add strategic value. The ASX-listed advice and accounting group has sold its 61.28% interest in Specialised Business Solutions to The MBA Partnership, which CountPlus has a 62.03% ...

Financial services complaints rise

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... lodged with AFCA related to banking and finance at 58%, down from 60% last year. General insurance was behind that accounting for 24% of complaints, then superannuation at 9% and financial advice at 6%. Credit cards were the most complained about product ...