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STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2013
In the new edition of Financial Standard, we feature the CPA Australia SMSF conference and expo 2013 and Laura Millan investigates the top trends in life risk that advisers need to be on top of to ensure adequate coverage for clients. We also take an ...

ASIC targets SMSF confidence tricksters

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
... industry. Addressing a packed room at the Hilton Hotel in Sydney, ASIC commissioner Peter Kell opened the annual CPA Australia SMSF conference and expo by outlining the importance of safe-guarding SMSFs. "I urge you all to alert the regulator to any ...

New regime for accountants: Shorten

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2013
... regarding the provision of financial advice. The Institute of Chartered Accountants made a joint submission with CPA Australia on the draft regulations on 'accountants' exemption' rules "I know Government officials have met and listened to issues raised ...

Draft regulation released for Accountant Exemption

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
... Both the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia (ICAA) and Certified Practicing Accountants of Australia (CPA Australia) professional accounting interest groups have welcomed the announcement of the draft regulation. "Empowering professional accountants ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
... Wednesday, Rerserve Bank of Australia (RBA) head of financial stability Luci Ellis is scheduled to speak to the CPA Australia Finance and Accounting Expo 2012, at Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centrem while the Australian Bureau of Statistics is due ...

Retire mortgage debt with super: CPSA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2012
A recent CPA Australia report calling the lump-sum super payment system a 'retirement savings disaster' overlooks the bigger picture, according to the Combined Pensioners and Superannuants Association (CPSA). Whether it's ideal or not, retirees are ...

Aust super system failing retirees

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
... numbers of baby boomers resorting to the aged pension after spending their entire superannuation to pay off debt, a CPA Australia study has shown. In light of the new study findings, the accounting body CPA is calling on the government to consider a ...

Trust tax reform can be split

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
... sparked debate over the relative merit of using the same timetable for a number of reform strands. Speaking at a CPA Australia lunch yesterday, Bradbury said it is the government's intention for the reforms to managed investment trusts (MITs) to commence ...

Cormann criticises trust reform delay

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2012
... convoluted area and the band-aid fixes we've seen in the past won't work," said Mark Morris, senior tax counsel at CPA Australia. "We need a comprehensive, integrated review of trust tax law for something robust enough to serve future generations. We ...

New accountants' licence hailed as win for affordable advice

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2012
... accountants has been applauded by professional bodies as a step to achieving broader access to financial advice. CPA Australia chief executive officer Alex Malley said the new rules are a win for consumers wanting non-product specific strategic advice. ...