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BT Financial Group expands SMSF capability

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2017
... accountants. According to the 2017 Investment Trends SMSF Accountant Report, two-thirds of accountants want better accounting/planning software integration and collaboration tools to make it easier to work with advisers. "We know that many accountants ...

Advice industry compensation bill hits $37m

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
... insurance licence over the period. The life insurance industry remains highly concentrated, with the top five life insurers accounting for 81% of gross industry assets, APRA said. There are seven large diversified insurers, four insurance risk specialists ...

VanEck hires for expansion

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017
... advantages, transparency and lower costs. Smart beta will likely experience similar growth to the global ETP landscape accounting for a quarter of the overall ETP market, Neiron said.

EQT partners with fintech

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
... has partnered with a fintech to help boost its funds governance capabilities. PControl Oversight, a provider of fund accounting and investment operations solutions and owned by the Milestone Group, will help provide a fund oversight framework for Corporate ...

QIC boosts US presence with acquisition

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
... marketing, tenant co-ordination, legal and human resources functions and look forward to doing the same with those in accounting and property management, building out the QIC employee base in the US significantly," he said. "We see the QIC GRE US platform ...

Prime accounts called into question by auditor

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
Listed wealth and accounting firm Prime Financial Group's directors said they were "deeply disappointed" that the group's independent auditor was unable to provide an opinion of Prime's annual report due to insufficient audit evidence. William Buck ...

Family offices put focus back on equities: Research

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2017
... equities (27%) and private equity (20%) now represent about half of the average family office investment portfolio. Accounting for 16.2% of all family office investments, real estate was the third-largest asset class in 2017. However there are significant ...

AIA acquires CBA life insurance businesses

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2017
... FY17 CET1 ratio of about 70 basis points on an APRA basis. It is also expected to result in an indicative after tax accounting loss on sale of around $300 million, net of separation and transaction costs. CBA said this is largely due to the carrying ...

Advice industry wasting potential on old models

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
... long-term business success and profit - but accountants and planners must act now, he added. Many financial planning and accounting practice owners are satisfied with simply earning a salary and ignore "very real long-term advantages" derived from operating ...

Former Attorney General appointed to Dexus board

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
... well as chair of Dexus Wholesale Property Fund (DWPF), Elizabeth has brought a wealth of knowledge and experience in accounting, finance and corporate governance to the board and demonstrated sound and consistent judgement from which the group has greatly ...