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ASIC continues to reprimand SMSF auditors

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2023
... person requirements or breaches of auditing standards, independence requirements and registration conditions. Paul Barry, Stephen Funder, Bruce Jones, Gregory Leggett, and Malcolm Orman were disqualified from being SMSF auditors and their names have ...

Major economies buoyed by tight jobs market

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2023
... gradually since the US Federal Reserve started increasing interest rates in early 2022," Deloitte Access Economics partner Stephen Smith said. It would be no surprise if the Federal Reserve hikes interest rates further off the back of a buoyant labour ...

InvestSense welcomes distribution lead

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2023
... "differentiated solutions to investors through financial advisers." The appointment of Nicoll follows the addition of Stephen Poole to the InvestSense distribution team late last year. Meanwhile, Carrington joined the firm in early 2019 from Russell ...

Advisers' experience stands at 14.5 years

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2023
... 15,708, with AMP Financial Planning, Synchron, and Charter farewelling the largest number of advisers. Assistant treasurer Stephen Jones flagged that he plans to bolster the waning adviser population by looking at all levels of tertiary education so ...

Trustees lack urgency, strategy on RIC: Regulators

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023
... shows that the work that needs to be done in the super sector is not just in the insurance space," assistant treasurer Stephen Jones told an industry event in response to the findings. "Funds should know their members. That's a basic expectation. ...

Super framework ideal for advice: Jones

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2023
The superannuation industry can expect to offer holistic advice as assistant treasurer Stephen Jones reasons that its highly regulated framework will place trustees in good stead to make advice more accessible. At a Financial Services Council breakfast ...

Wage increases shouldn't equal rate hikes

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023
Former Labor MP Stephen Conroy has vetoed the idea that wage increases should drive further hikes and said the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is looking to put the nail in the coffin of the Australian economy. In an interview with Sky News ahead of ...

Count takes stake in Melbourne firm

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023
... strategy and increases our market share in the accounting sector." Meanwhile, Bruce Edmunds & Associates managing director Stephen Edmunds said the decision to partner with Count was based on a strong cultural fit between the businesses. "Count's client-centric ...

Adviser levy tripled, labelled "deeply unfair"

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023
... review of the Life Insurance Framework. The release of the indicative cost recovery follows minister for financial services Stephen Jones confirming the adviser levy freeze would not continue. In response to the tripling of the levy, the Financial Advice ...

Super funds embrace offshore investment, internal teams

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023
... opportunities but is adopting a "wait and see" approach before opening an international office. HESTA chief operating officer Stephen Reilly said: "We're looking for the best returns and we're big enough now that we can look wherever they are. ...