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PwC partner to join NAB board

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
... the board, in December 2014. Armstrong will more than 30 years' experience in financial services, is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia (ICAA) and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. "We are delighted ...

Murray shuns FoFA commissions' debate

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
... Financial Advice (FoFA) amendments and the possibility that they could bring back commissions in advice. Speaking at the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia (ICAA) Business Forum in Sydney, Murray was asked by Sydney Morning Herald journalist ...

ICAA questions AFSL system, calls for individual licensing

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2014
The Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia (ICAA) has said that the current practice of individual financial advisers operating under the Australian Financial Services Licences (AFSLs) of institutions could result in a decline of competition and ...

Industry pushes for more consumer protection under FoFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
... even if the new government moves from that, it needs to be assured that the interests of consumers are paramount." The Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia (ICAA) also welcomed the government's decision and noted that "a balance must be struck ...

Accountants cautious to enter advice space

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2013
... for a limited Australian financial services licence (AFSL). "Accountants will not be rushing into limited AFSLs," the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia (ICAA) head of Financial Planning Hugh Elvy told Financial Standard. The latest figures ...

Accountants tap into advice with tech advantage

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013
... technology will have on the profession, a survey by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) found. The survey was conducted among 2,100 ACCA and IMA members. The research showed that ...

NZICA and ICAA members approve merger plans

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013

AVCAL appoints ICAA exec as CEO

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2013
... Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association Limited (AVCAL) has appointed a senior executive from the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia (ICAA) as new chief executive. Yasser El-Ansary will be AVCAL chief executive starting from ...

75,000 SMSFs non-compliant: ATO

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
... month Australian Taxation Office (ATO) assistant deputy commissioner for superannuation, Stuart Forsyth, speaking at the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia's (ICAA) National SMSF Conference said that: "between 85% to 95% of trustees are responsible ...

Abbott sticks to his promise on SMSF regulation

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
... Arthur Sinodinos statement about the need for Australia to have a level playing field between types of super funds. The Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia (ICAA) agreed with Sinodinos and said that borrowing in SMSF should be reviewed in light ...