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Audit inquiry overlooks vertical integration

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
An 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 ...

CBA in court over RC case studies

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
ASIC has commenced proceedings against Commonwealth Bank over the AgriAdvantage Plus Package and credit services provided to problem gamblers. Both cases were Royal Commission case studies and are being pursued by the regulator in the Federal Court. ...

Wealth manager promotes from within

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
The Adelaide-based arm of an accounting and advisory firm has promoted a long-term staff member to managing principal. Ben Brazier will take over the reins as managing principal at Pitcher Partners Adelaide for 2020, after 23 years with the firm, 17 ...

Former adviser faces Supreme Court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2019
A former financial adviser will face ASIC in the Supreme Court of Queensland for operating an unlicensed advice business and receiving kickbacks from property developers for referring investors. The corporate regulator has commenced proceedings against ...

AAT overrides adviser ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal decided a former OnePath financial adviser who was permanently banned by ASIC did not engage in misleading or dishonest conduct. ASIC announced it permanently banned Robert Hutchison on 11 June 2017 for double charging ...

Philanthropic sector advocates transparency facelift

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
More than one-third of Australia's philanthropic giving is now tracked through a new online and interactive platform, answering calls for the industry to be more transparent. Launched at the recent Philanthropy Australia National Conference, the online ...

Philanthropists should reimagine data management: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018
Perpetual research presents new strategies for the philanthropic and not-for-profit sectors that mitigate data risks and helps them get ahead in an increasingly digital technology-centric society. Perpetual national manager of philanthropy and non-profit ...

AFSL launches new IFA dealer service

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
A financial advice dealer group will provide licensee services to non-aligned advisers by way of a new white label offering. TAL's Affinia Financial Advisers has launched Affinia Access, enabling AFSLs to operate under their own license and brand with ...

Macquarie platform, wrap businesses soar

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018
... advice, and cash management, private banking and stockbroking businesses under Banking and Financial Services (BFS). It services more than one million customers. The division's fees and commissions dipped from $472 million to $466 million, but contributed ...

Former BT executive to head advice group

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
... owned firms. In that time the firm's funds and premiums advised on grew dramatically, as did the numbers of advisers it services and the range of support services it provides," Hartley said. Hartley said the changing landscape of the financial advice ...