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LGsuper appoints chair to the board

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2014
... Care Australia. Her previous directorships include QIC, Spotless Group and chairman of Queensland Rail. A chartered accountant and former partner of KPMG, Morris worked in audit and corporate services in Brisbane, London and on the Gold Coast. Roebig ...

High fees deter accountants from using platforms for SMSFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
... platforms with their self-managed super fund (SMSF) clients, according to Investment Trends research. The 2014 SMSF Accountant report shows that 76% of advisers think is inappropriate for SMSFs to use investment platforms due to costs and fees. However ...

Higher education will not fix advice industry problems: Accountants

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014
Mandatory education requirements for financial planners will not eliminate the problems that the financial advice sector has experienced in recent years, the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ) said in a submission to the Financial ...

ATO considers increasing Bitcoin control

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) could be asking Bitcoin and other crypto-currency holders to keep records of their transactions. The ATO has released guidance of the tax ramifications of crypto-currencies and how various parts of the tax law apply ...

HUB24 acquires dealer group

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
HUB24 has acquired an independent dealer group with 20 financial advice practices across Australia and more than $2.5 billion in funds under advice. The Paragem buyout will be completed over the next few weeks and is subject to satisfaction of the acquisition ...

AdviserEdge kicks off with "live build"

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
Countplus One principal Gavin Latz has won the chance to have his social media presence overhauled in real-time as part of the 2014 AdviserEdge Social Advice Summit conference on the Gold Coast. This year's conference is focusing on practical skill ...

Administrators fined over 'free ' SMSF set up claims

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
... administration service provider to pay an infringement notice penalty after claiming its service was free. Your Super Accountant has paid the $2,040 penalty in relation to statements that appeared on its website in January 2014. ASIC was concerned that ...

ASIC lowers wholesale investor threshold to $2.5 million

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
... assets. However, an SMSF trustee can be classified as a wholesale investor if the fund has a certificate from a qualified accountant stating that the fund has net assets over $2.5 million. Retail clients enjoy greater consumer protection, while wholesale ...

ASIC cracks down on advisers over PI insurance

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has cancelled seven Australian financial services (AFS) licenses that did not comply with professional indemnity (PI) insurance obligations. The review targeted licensees which had not requested ...

Clients prefer good reputation, knowledge over low fees

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014
... is essential. Adviser qualifications ranked even lower, at 3.4%, and the fact that the adviser is recommended by an accountant only got 3.1% of the responses. "Fees and costs remain a key barrier for people when it comes to engaging an adviser, but this ...