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Too much ado over MYEFO

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2012
Dissected, defended, derided. The MYEFO (Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook) 2012-2013 received all these, and then some. It's good. It's bad. It's a revenue grab. It's responsible policy. It's a fiscal drag. It'll lower interest rates. Be scared. ...

Good US housing news is real good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
"Property is the fruit of labor; property is desirable; it is a positive good in the world." -- Abraham Lincoln Yes Virginia, property is good and an improving property market is good for the economy. Now do you still wonder why Ben Bernanke is doing ...

Super fund launches mobile site

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
Professional Associations Super has launched a new mobile site for members of Recruitment Super, Accountants Super and Australian Enterprise Super enabling them to access information about their superannuation account via their mobile phone. The move ...

Accountants to deliver advice under new regime

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
... deliver advice to their clients under the new proposed licensing regime. Out of the 200 accountants MLC surveyed at its Accountant Seminar Series last week, 67% would like to deliver advice in-house. Nick Hilton, national manager at MLC Accountant Solutions ...

Macquarie launches SMSF tool

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012
Macquarie has released an online Share market Tax Facts for accountants, making it the latest addition to its range of tools for SMSF experts. The new product provides key information required to prepare tax returns for clients with share portfolios ...

Cambooya appoints new CEO

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
... Greenwood Challoner & Co / Greenwood BKT and PriceWaterhouseCoopers and has more than 20 years' experience as a chartered accountant. Cambooya is a single-family office handing the financial management and long-term generational planning of various branches ...

Bendigo Wealth launches SMSF admin offer

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
Bendigo Wealth has launched an end-to-end SMSF administration service in partnership with SuperIQ. The offer termed SuperAstute has the capability to establish the fund's trust deed and linked bank accounts, monitor investments, monitor contribution ...

Premium adds new practice to dealer network

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
Premium Wealth Management has made another addition to its dealer group network with Queensland-based Platinum Wealth Management joining its ranks and plans to continue to push for more firms to join its network. Premium's new addition brings the number ...

Discretion strictly case-by-case in new SMSF audit scheme

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
Discretion will be applied on a strictly case-by-case basis, for accountants registering with the Australian Securities & Investments Commission's self managed super fund auditor program. Requirements such as tertiary qualifications, an exam and other ...

ATO stands up for compliant SMSFs on levy use

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2012
ATO assistant commissioner Stuart Forsyth has told an industry event it is unfair compliant SMSFs have to see a portion of their levy go towards catching out those funds which do not operate properly. Forsyth said the current open registration system ...