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ASIC bans another SMSF auditor

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
... by the regulator to be not a fit and proper person to be an approved SMSF auditor. "It is critical that approved SMSF auditors perform their role adequately and meet professional standards to promote confidence in the SMSF sector," said ASIC commissioner ...

SMSF auditor disqualified

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
... Price said as the SMSF sector continues to grow in popularity with Australian investors it is critical that approved SMSF auditors perform their role adequately and meet professional standards. "ASIC will continue to follow up matters referred by the ...

ASIC bans auditor and adviser

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
... funds. "As the SMSF sector continues to grow in popularity with Australian investors, it is critical that approved SMSF auditors perform their role adequately," said ASIC commissioner John Price. "ASIC will continue to work with the ATO in acting to ...

Trillion dollar super industry attractive to organised criminals

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2015
... service under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing Act 2006 ; and establishing a register of SMSF auditors has all helped to reduce organised crime in the space. Australian Crime Commission chief executive, Chris Dawson, said organised ...

ASIC acts on 440 SMSF auditors

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2014
... registration cancelled by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). ASIC has also disqualified two SMSF auditors whose application for registration had overstated the number of SMSF audit reports issued by them in the preceding 12 ...

BGL partners with Auditflow

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014
... data from the cloud-based Simple Fund 360 into Auditflow, "significantly reducing the amount of time it will take SMSF auditors to complete their work." The integration follows that of Auditflow and BGL's desktop software. BGL managing director Ron Lesh ...

SMSFs get off lightly in FSI interim report

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
... commissioner Greg Tanzer today gave a speech on the regulation of SMSF service providers. He singled out the need for SMSF auditors to be specialised. He also said ASIC was clamping down on misleading SMSF advertising, including on social media. He said ...

Some auditors won't be counted

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
... applications, was expected to receive a total of around 6000 submissions from accountants hoping to become approved SMSF auditors. Meanwhile, Tanzer said a common problem with the applications received so far was that they were submitted without supporting ...

SPAA urges SMSF auditors to register with regulator

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) is urging SMSF auditors to register as soon as possible so they are cleared to audit funds when the new licensing regime comes in to effect on 1 July. The Australian Securities and Investments ...

SPAA welcomes Gov's tick of approval

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
... leader in this field," said Slattery. "What SPAA is now offering represents the highest level of recognition for SMSF auditors in Australia, and those that have done the accreditation program are recognised as market leaders in this field." SPAA said ...