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Lost super sits at $17.5bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
... Australian Taxation Office (ATO) shows. During 2017-18, unclaimed super reduced by $420 million, with New South Wales accounting for more than $2.2 million waiting to be found. Victorians had the biggest boost to their retirement savings last year, with ...

FPA appoints new chair, director

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
... management, financial reporting and audit practices. He brings to the FPA Board more than 30 years of experience with 'Big 4' accounting firm KPMG," a statement said. Outgoing FPA chair Kendall ticked off two long-term milestones for the profession - ...

Can Hollywood turn advice mainstream?

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
... planner customer usage rates published in June this year, around two million Australians have a financial adviser, accounting for just 10% of the adult population.

KKR offers $2.6b to acquire MYOB

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2018
The private equity juggernaut Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is looking to acquire the remaining shares of accounting and business software company MYOB. The proposal comes after a KKR affiliate bought a 17.6% share in MYOB from Bain Capital at a price of ...

Easton buys SMSF service provider

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2018
... financial advice. "FASEA's January 1 changes to education standards probably don't have the same amount of pressure for accounting practices as they do advice practices, as most accountants already have degrees," he said. "Accountants have been engaged ...

New accounting standards put pressure on life insurers

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
Australian life insurers are unprepared for two new major accounting standards that will shake up the way profit is reported, a KPMG survey shows. The global survey of 160 life and health insurers, and reinsurers included Australian companies. It gauged ...

AMP Capital hires award-winning stock picker

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2018
... Listed Infrastructure team. We are excited to welcome him to our team," Corona said. Debs started his career at PwC in accounting, worked at KPMG and moved into quantitative research in 2008 when he joined Credit Suisse.

Zervides elected president of IPA Victoria

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
... touch is a constant that is the foundation for business success... With so much static and background noise - the best accounting businesses will be those that excel in delivering outstanding, memorable customer experiences," Zervides said.

Drought-hit farmers turn to advice

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
... from a better position than in 2007 because cattle prices have surged in the last two to three years." Condon says the accounting side of his business has come in handy as planners put together applications for Centrelink support, subsidies and aid. ...

Chief economist update: Blame the US economy for the widening trade gap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
... and inventory build suggest continuing strength in US economic growth - both are components of GDP with the consumer accounting for 70% of the total. However, the same strength in US domestic demand would further lift America's demand for imports. ...