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Audit inquiry overlooks vertical integration

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
An inquiry into the quality of audits has fallen short of recommending the breakup of the largest four vertically integrated accounting firms in a bid to combat conflicts of interest. The Regulation of Auditing in Australia: Final Report, tabled in ...

NAB Private executive departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
... of America Merrill Lynch (Australia) in Sydney, where he sat on the executive committee. He is a qualified chartered accountant and has also worked at CitiBank, and J.P. Morgan across Sydney, London and New York in a career spanning 18 years. In his ...

ASIC provides relief around early super access advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
ASIC has announced three temporary measures to assist the industry with providing affordable and timely advice during the COVID-19 crisis. It has also confirmed it is delaying its work on grandfathered conflicted remuneration and life insurance advice. ...

Industry bodies work to ease regulatory burdens

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
Industry groups want the government to make fast, cheap financial advice possible for those impacted by the COVID-19 downturn - especially when it comes to early access to super. The Regulatory Burden Taskforce - comprised of the Financial Planning ...

Advice group appoints director

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
A financial advice group has appointed a new independent director, in a bid to grow the company in the current uncertain environment. Alexander Beard has been appointed as an independent non-executive director at Centrepoint Alliance, joining the group ...

First Sentier adds to global leadership team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
... Agency. Lastly, Ben Marks has been appointed chief audit officer and will report to the board. Marks is a chartered accountant and a certified information systems auditor having worked in the financial services industry for over 30 years. He has previously ...

AustralianSuper adds former PwC partner to board

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
... its board, after Don Russell moved to chair last month. Claire Keating has over 25 years of experience as a chartered accountant, specialising in superannuation and funds management. She held a number of management roles at PricewaterhouseCoopers, including ...

CPA, CAANZ designations approved

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
... financial risk management. In addition to recognising CPA, advisers who have completed coursework to attain the Chartered Accountant designation in or after 1972, offered by Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ), have been awarded one ...

ASFA chief joins Irish software provider

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
... FINEOS also announced Anne O'Driscoll's appointment to the board, also as non-executive director. She is a chartered accountant and is on the board of Comminsure, Steadfast and Infomedia. O'Driscoll was previously chief financial officer at Genworth ...

Super, life risk face election test

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
Superannuation is in the firing line once again as Australia prepares to head to the polls, with industry stakeholders calling for greater certainty over the future of superannuation reform. Campaigning in the lead up to the Federal election has once ...