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FAAA calls on ATO to provide clarity over advice fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024
... part of the FAAA's submission in response to Draft Taxation Determination TD 2023/D4, prepared jointly with Chartered Accountants ANZ, CPA Australia, and Institute of Public Accountants. The draft Determination, released late last year, outlined that ...

Former financial adviser sanctioned by ASIC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... providers. He also offered guidance on self-managed superannuation funds for real estate purchase, receiving referrals from accountants, mortgage brokers, and property advisors.

ASIC vigilant on bad SMSF advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... consider that SMSFs offer an opportunity to access superannuation savings early and illegally. Financial advisers, accountants, and other SMSF professionals have a key role to play in addressing this problem, Sciacca said, urging them to alert ASIC if ...

SMSFA reappoints Hay-Bartlem as chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... on tax, superannuation, structuring and restructuring, and estate planning and succession. This includes assisting accountants, financial advisers, lawyers, and others help clients deal with these issues. He also leads the law firm's commercial and ...

Reforms will strengthen retirement advice: Experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... executive Peter Burgess, who also appeared on the thought leadership panel, would like to see the QAR extend to qualified accountants who are "essentially locked out of the system" as there are some five million SMSF members who have unmet advice needs ...

Janus Henderson makes two senior appointments

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024
... manager. His prior experience includes working at BT Financial Group as a key account manager and practice specialist for accountants. Cassidy also worked at AMP in managerial roles for more than six years. MacDonald and Cassidy report to Janus Henderson ...

Count to finalise Diverger deal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024
... a larger, more diversified business." He said the combined business will deliver added benefits to its network of accountants, financial advisers, and their clients. "Our members and their clients will have access to a range of new services offered by ...

Brite Advisors to be wound up

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024
... held by Brite on trust for others. Smith and Kirkman are very familiar with the case, having worked as investigative accountants and as receivers since October last year. The Court was directed to key findings outlined in a report Smith and Kirman lodged ...

Federal Court appoints receivers to investigate Brite Advisors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2023
... obtain interim asset preservation orders against Brite. The receivers were subsequently designated as investigative accountants by the court and submitted a report to it on December 8. The court's decision to appoint them as receivers was based on serious ...

Advisers, accountants ramp up partnerships

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2023
... clients' demand for holistic advice that includes taxation. Over the next decade, Radar Results predicts that accountants will fully embrace financial advice by way of taking over or merging with advice practices. Conversely, many financial advisers ...