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UniSuper has 'some work to get on with' on cyber front: Chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
... has been reviewing its operations. "We've been conducting a full review of our systems and suppliers with an external auditor and we're further strengthening our operations to ensure that whenever possible the risk of disruption in future is minimised," ...

Fair Work ruling, ASIC put offshoring arrangements on notice

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024
Fair Work Australia's (FWA) recent ruling in favour of a Philippines-based worker to bring an unfair dismissal case against the former employer could serve as a warning for financial services firms who rely on offshoring, as the corporate regulator ...

ASIC crackdown: Action taken against 13 SMSF auditors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2024
... requirements, continuing professional development obligations, or for not being a fit and proper person to remain an approved SMSF auditor. This action was in addition to the 15 SMSF auditors, engaged in 'in-house audits,' that ASIC announced it acted ...

Auditors lambast mandatory climate reporting requirements

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2024
Almost 90% of surveyed auditors do not support the government's requirements to implement mandatory climate reporting and assurance on private companies, not-for-profits and companies limited by guarantee, according to a new survey. The survey was conducted ...

Adviser numbers plateau

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024
... undertaking, disqualified person, credit banned/disqualification, Financial Services Credit Panel (FSCP) action, and SMSF auditor disqualification. The advice sector continues to consolidate. AZ NGA-backed advice firms Eureka Whittaker Macnaught (EWM) ...

Billionaire receives death penalty for embezzlement

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2024
A Vietnamese billionaire property developer has been sentenced to death for embezzling US$12.5 billion - the country's largest case of financial fraud, several reports show. The People's Court of Ho Chi Minh City yesterday handed down the death ...

Half of super funds to close in coming decade: Mercer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
The total number of superannuation funds in Australia will halve over the next decade, says Mercer. In its inaugural Shaping Super report, Mercer predicts the number of super funds in Australia will decline by another 30% over the next five years and ...

ATO refers SMSF auditors to ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024
... that the financial statements for SMSF clients were prepared by the same firm that also conducted the audit, breaching auditor independence requirements. As a result, ASIC imposed conditions on the registration of 13 SMSF auditors and accepted voluntary ...

ASIC vigilant on bad SMSF advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... 4341 registered SMSF auditors. As a result of referrals from the ATO's compliance program and other identified SMSF auditor conduct concerns, ASIC has deregistered 14 SMSF auditors and imposed conditions on 17 others so far in the 2024 financial ...

SMSF scammers charged with criminal offences

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024
... registration. Murphy requested that his disqualification be reviewed by ASIC. ASIC imposed additional conditions on the SMSF auditor registration of Timothy Davidson and Kylie Wilson. Finally, ASIC has cancelled the SMSF auditor registrations of Vincenzo ...