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Jury out on AFSL uptake by accountants

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
Some accountants could have no choice but to take up the proposed Australian Financial Services License when it is finalised to retain their existing clients. Minister for financial services and superannuation Bill Shorten last week released draft regulation ...

Draft regulation released for Accountant Exemption

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
... Draft regulations were released yesterday by the Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation that could see accountants provide more financial advice if it passes into law. Minister Bill Shorten released the draft regulation which he said will ...

Professional Associations Super names new chairman

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
... fund oversees around $2 billion of funds under management on behalf of over 420,000 members across RecruitmentSuper, Accountants Super, Australian Enterprise Super and SMARTpension. Previously Gullone was chief executive of Superpartners and after that ...

Adviser retraining delivers in spades: BT

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... key areas where there is an obvious value-add to their clients. He cites SMSFs - many of which were established by accountants - as offering advisers great opportunity to capitalise on current regulatory uncertainty. "But financial planners need the ...

FPA calls for greater scrutiny of fund managers

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012
... industry takes action against inappropriate behaviour from financial planners but that should stretch to fund managers, accountants, auditors, asset consultants and anybody else as well."

CareSuper scoops SelectingSuper awards

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2012
... administrator, earned by the service provider that offers to financial advisers and other intermediaries, such as accountants or brokers, the best and broadest range of services and support in SMSF administration. Award winners were selected from more ...

Beware greedy SMSF intermediaries

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... professionals. India-based Sundaram Business Services has been operating in Australia as a back office SMSF service provider to accountants since 2005, catering to what it describes as a "surge in newly created SMSFs". In a note to journalists, advisers ...

Mercer partners with superMate in SMSF market

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
... actuarial certificates. The self managed super fund (SMSF) administration provider 'superMate' is designed to allow accountants, wealth managers and advisers who administer SMSFs for trustees to obtain Mercer actuarial certificates from the latest release ...

Mortgage brokers told to target SMSFs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
... wish to specialise in this area to forge strong relationships with other finance professionals such as planners or accountants. "Brokers bring to the table their knowledge of loans, while planners can develop the clients' long-term financial strategies." ...

Tax-efficient giving advice missing: Macquarie

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
... experiences advisers are likely to have encountered in the past. "The difficulty in setting up funds is that many accountants and lawyers are stumbling in the dark. Staying abreast of legislation is a pain in the neck," he said. Dedicated firms, such ...