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The growing risk to financial advisers

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... to repair the trust deficit or risk being superseded by superannuation funds. That's according to advisory and accounting firm HLB Mann Judd's Michael Hutton, who warned of the threat the changes could have to financial advisers. The prediction ...

DIY SMSF platform launched

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020
... developed by accountant and SMSF trustee Jeff Bain who said the application was designed to save trustees money on accounting fees. "It makes no sense for people running a super fund to pay an accountant - sometimes well over a $1000 - for basic transaction ...

Sophistication: More than money

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
... definition prescribed by Corporations Regulations 2001. However, in FASEA's guidance accompanying its Code of Ethics, accounting certificates declaring a person to be a wholesale investor because of assets alone were brought into question. Stephen Glenfield ...

18 misconceptions about FASEA code

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... the standards within the code do not exceed the ethical standards expected of professions such as law, medicine and accounting. Patterson's 18 misconceptions are: FASEA's guidance involves legislating beyond its authority: "FASEA are merely applying ...

Greater potential for smart beta: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... International equities are the largest asset class with $23.7 billion, or 42%, of the market, and Australian equities accounting for $20.3 billion, or 36%. Fixed interest holds 12% of the market, at $6.8 billion, and cash with $2.5 billion.

Former Goldman Sachs exec charged over $62m bribery

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
... and enrich himself." Leissner consented to the SEC's order finding that he violated the anti-bribery, internal accounting controls, and books and records provisions of the federal securities laws and agreed to be permanently barred from the securities ...

CBA underpayments reach $53 million

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2019
... leave and other entitlements," the bank said. "The review has been comprehensive. It included over 10 million payslips, accounting for over one billion hours worked by approximately 250,000 current and former employees." "While a focus of the review ...

Stanford Brown acquires Sydney advice firm

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
... comment on size of the acquired client book and details of the sale. In October, Hoyle said the firm is looking to add accounting as it sees a greater demand from HNW clients to get their accounting and advice needs met by the same providers. This morning ...

Equity Trustees renews custody mandate

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
... services of its Equity Trustees wealth services funds. The new agreement will see State Street provide custody, fund accounting, regulatory reporting, compliance and tax services across a range of Equity Trustees managed investment schemes and trusts. ...

Deutsche Bank offloads $76b in assets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019
... as head of European special situations after six years at Deutsche. The bank said Ruane has been replaced with chief accounting officer Andreas Loetscher.