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Fixing an industry on steroids

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2010
... cited ten examples of how the government, the regulators, the banks and consumers all aided the crisis. He blamed accountants for making the books look better than they really were. Government agencies, too, accelerated the housing bubble. And everybody ...

Super funds back trustee pay disclosure

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
... outside what's already required by the SIS Act. Liz Westover, head of superannuation at the Institute of Chartered Accountants, said the Institute is disappointed with this outcome as they have long lobbied for super funds to hire talent outside representative ...

Cooper Review calls for SMSF structure overhaul

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2009
... Cooper Review has challenged the SMSF sector on how it deals with illegal early release schemes, the credentials of accountants and financial planners that offer advice to SMSFs and whether certain financial assets currently allowed should be banned. ...

SMSFs turn to advisers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
... the demand for financial advisers specialising in SMSFs had risen significantly. SPAA runs a course that caters for accountants, financial advisers, actuaries and lawyers seeking to gain the necessary skills to advise SMSF trustees. "Anecdotally we've ...

Report finds retirement income advice shortfall

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2009
... financial planning industry. "Retirement income planning was among the largest advice gaps, both for planners and accountants," said Mark Johnston, principal at Investment Trends. In addition, the opportunity for accountants to assist clients in this ...

AXA Asia Pacific taps SMSFs, restructures fees

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2009
... presentation today, the group announced it bought Multiport, an outfit that administers more than $1 billion on behalf of accountants and SMSFs. Prior to the deal, AXA outsourced its SMSF service to Multiport but in March decided to buy the business ...

Wingate appoints senior analyst

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2009
... accounting and finance) from the University of Queensland and is a member of the Australian Institute of Chartered Accountants. MacLeod is a chartered financial analyst; holds a Series 17 and 63 registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission ...

VicSuper searches for CIO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2009
... governance (ESG) factors into its investment process. The fund won a number of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) annual Sustainability Reporting Awards in August including Best Sustainability Report, Best SME Report and Best Report ...

Equiti opens direct property fund

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2009
... fund's investment committee includes Wise, Peter Bobbin, partner at Argyle Lawyers, Richard Arnold from Arnold & Co Accountants and Michael Este, executive director at LMW Invest.

Australian Ethical names new chief

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2009
... recently been invited to join the board of Planet Ark. He is a Fellow of the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants and a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He joins the company on 7 December 2009.