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Second tranche of FOFA well received: industry

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
... superannuation. However, the FPA said there remained some uncertainty including the resolution on the replacement to the accountants exemption and the restriction of the term 'financial planner'. ISN said the banning of conflicted remuneration was a ...

Family office aligns with hedge fund

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2011
... also facilitates investment by SGI in further high quality investments," said SGI. Peter Bembrick, tax partner with accountants and advisers HLB Mann Judd Sydney, said family trusts are once again proving popular thanks to their ability to offer benefits ...

Legal threats loom over poor SMSF advice

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
Some financial advisers and accountants that call themselves 'SMSF specialists' are ill-equipped to adequately advise on running a self-managed super fund - making them prime targets for litigation and causing reputational damage to the SMSF sector. ...

Uncertainty and consolidation just the beginning: AFA

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... while we congratulate Count, we believe the sale of the largest independently-owned network of financial planning accountants and advisers in the country, to one of the big listed players may be a sign of things to come." The AFA also believes advisers ...

Advisers ignoring estate planning gold mine

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
... to charge fees for specialised services. Very often working in this area you will have to work with solicitors and accountants and that is a good opportunity to build those referrals relationships," said Alena Miles, technical specialist - estate planning ...

Super returns crash below 5%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
... were ANZ Staff Super with 10.3%, Health Super with 9.4%, Local Super (SA) with 8.1%, and both Recruitment Super and Accountants Super with 7.6%. The top Personal super funds (by balanced options) over the 12 months were AustralianSuper with 7.3%, Telstra ...

Brookes departs as CCSL chief

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
... risk and investment management products and services to wholesale clients including super funds, financial advisers, accountants and fund managers. The acquisition of CCSL was announced in December 2010 and finalised in April 2011 with CCSL remaining ...

Cloud software brings pay-per-audit revolution

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
... negotiated a volume rate for them." The online system allows SMSF auditors to communicate with fund administrators and accountants, Auditflow said in a release. The firm released similar software in March for small and medium enterprises but this is ...

FOFA: Opt-in obligations, ASIC

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... the definition of intra-fund advice. "I will also be announcing at that time my decision on the replacement of the accountants' exemption," Shorten said. Finally, a consultation paper from the Treasury will be released by the end of the year assessing ...

IFM hits back at claims it plays politics with super fund money

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011
... NSW. The project was also given $120 million by the NSW Government. Last month the Australian Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Australian Institute of Company Directors both called for industry superannuation funds to look at their board structures ...