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New MLC unit focuses on accountants servicing SMSFs

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
... right advice and licensing arrangements for accountants wishing to advise clients on SMSFs. The new unit, called MLC Accountant Solutions was set up in response to the volume of enquiries from accountants on changes to licensing as a result of the FOFA ...

No time for FOFA impact statement: OBPR

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
... existed. The carve out of simple products, treatment of soft dollar benefits, access to advice, replacement of the accountant's exemption, renewal requirements on on-going financial advice fees to retail clients and the treatment of paid commissions ...

Rainmaker appoints new head of technical services

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
Rainmaker Group has appointed industry veteran, James Proctor, to the newly created role of head of technical services. With over 19 years experience in the financial services industry as a technical taxation, superannuation and social security expert ...

Move to horizontal integration for wraps

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2012
... been available for those buying a whole product package, but issues have existed in terms of transferring data to an accountant and super fund administrator, according to Andrew Bird, executive director of Sharesight. Sharesight's product uses cloud ...

Countplus subsidiary readies for acquisition

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2012
Countplus Limited subsidiary, Kidmans PEC, is set to acquire property and accounting group Pacific East Coast with an initial purchase consideration of $3.28 million. Entering into a share sale and purchase agreement (SSPA), Kidman will acquire all ...

Astarra auditor banned for three years

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012
Astarra Strategic Fund auditor, Timothy Frazer, is prevented from auditing companies for three years, after ASIC accepted an enforceable undertaking that he would not act as a registered company auditor during that time. The Australian Securities and ...

New Portfolio Administration Service Launches

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012
privateWRAP, a new portfolio administration service for advisers and investors has been launched. privateWRAP Portfolio Administration Service has been designed to streamline back office administration of client portfolios for financial planners, accountants ...

Colley departs OnePath for SPAA

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
OnePath's head of technical sales strategy Andrew Lowe will cover the position of national technical manager Graeme Colley following his departure, the company has told Financial Standard. Colley is leaving OnePath after more than 10 years to take up ...

Crowe Horwath eyes HNWI business

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2012
... said the CoreData paper. O'Driscoll joins the Crowe Horwath practice with almost 20 years' experience as a chartered accountant, with tax, accounting and business consulting experience across a wide range of clients dealing with issues ranging from succession ...

Macquarie partners with Class Super for SMSF offering

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2012
SMSF trustees and advisers will now have access to a new low cost investment offering of selected ASX-listed securities after a joint initiative by Macquarie Specialist Investments and Class Super. Available now, self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) ...