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Parametric appoints new Australian CEO

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
... have an investment objective to promote net returns after fee costs and taxes from 1 July 2013. Briant is a chartered accountant with more than 20 years of experience in financial services, He joins Parametric from Tibra Investment Management where he ...

IPA issues FoFA aligned draft standard

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
... Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants, to the Professional Indemnity insurance requirements, to the My Public Accountant Orientation program and to continuing professional education. IPA members will also have to use its online practice quality ...

eo rebrands as Kinetic Financial Services

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
eo Financial Services has rebranded under the name Kinetic Financial Services. The name change is part of the launch of Kinetic Super - a repackaging of Professional Associations Super, which includes RecruitmentSuper, Accountants Super, Australian ...

Accountants eye full AFS licence

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
The accountant community is showing interest on getting a full Australian financial services (AFS) licence rather than a limited one, Count Financial (Count) chief executive David Lane told Financial Standard. Count has been in talks with over one hundred ...

Advisers face shrinking market as super funds merge

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
Financial advisers face a shrinking market and increased competition as the government's StrongerSuper reforms force smaller superannuation funds to merge, according to Jenny Wilcocks, a partner at law firm Holding Redlich. "The government's agenda ...

OneVue beefs up team ahead of SMSF service launch

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
... advisers and accountants. OneVue's adviser solutions team has appointed new business manager Waheed Rahman and fund accountant Shamil Samji. They both come from SMSF provider SuperIQ and will work to enhance the firm's SMSF capabilities. The group has ...

ASIC releases more detail on limited AFS licence

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released guidance on applying for a limited Australian financial services (AFS) licence. The guide establishes the exact definition of a limited AFS licence and it gives more details on ...

Kinetic Super targets transient members with new brand

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013
At Kinetic Super's official launch last night, the focus was on improved communication with a transient membership. 'Kinetic Super' is the new name for the Professional Associations Super (PASL), which includes RecruitmentSuper, Accountants Super, Australian ...

SME with accountant advice are more successful: research

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
... time, only 17% of those with a tax relationship increased their benefits. The research found that 57% of SMEs use their accountant for tax return completion or for reporting, while 32% had an advisory relationship and met with their accountant regularly ...

TASA necessary for customer protection: accountants

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
The Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) is supporting the Tax Agent Services Act (TASA) scheduled to be voted on today in the House of Representatives. The IPA said that the measure will give Australians the necessary consumer protection when it comes ...