Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 811 - 820 of 1308 results for "Audit"

Cbus opposes smaller super guarantee penalties

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
... growing with estimates indicating it already exceeds $2.5 billion per year. Atkin said in a recent report to government the Audit Office noted the Australian Tax Office's (ATO) own internal risk assessment indicates that as many as 11 to 20% of employers ...

VicSuper appoints teacher to board

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015
VicSuper has a new member-representative director on its board. Joining the $15 billion superannuation fund is teacher Antoinette Masiero with experience in fields such as information technology, business analysis, accounting, and auditing - all across ...

Capital raising not total solution: CIFR

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2015
A study from the Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR) suggests that on top of banks increasing capital, more can be done to improve their financial stability. The study says in addition to banks increasing capital, compensation structures ...

Crowe Horwath progressing growth ambitions

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2015
... offering by offering a full-service model to family offices. The merger significantly increases the scale of the accounting, audit, tax and financial advice provider, making it one of the largest financial services companies of its type in the country. ...

UniSuper appoints legal specialists

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2015
... retail products and digital banking, including roles at ANZ, KPMG and GE Capital. She also has non-executive experience as an audit and risk committee member for Wesley Mission. Also joining UniSuper is Kate Humphries as head of risk and legal services ...

ASFA concerned about board governance timeline

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2015
... an independent chair on super fund boards. Yet it does not support proposed requirement that a majority of both the Board Audit Committee (BAC) and Board Remuneration Committee (BRC) be independent directors. "In ASFA's view, while it is reasonable to ...

SMSF Association launches accreditation

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
The SMSF Association has launched an accreditation program for financial services workers willing to know the basics of self-managed super funds (SMSFs). The SMSF Practitioner (SSP) program is a practical, foundation-based SMSF designation aimed at ...

Perth toll road an opportunity for super funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
... of the sale is expected to be decided by a future WA government. Among the 81 findings in the Australian Infrastructure Audit Report released in April, was a statement that said over recent years, rates of public and private investment in infrastructure ...

Companies failing to meet ATO benchmark

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
... information lodged." Failure to implement the framework would be a risk factor the ATO will take into account when considering its audit activity.

Chartered accountants' response 'clumsy'

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
The New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants was unused to competition and made a "clumsy response" to new rival CPA Australia, a court has heard. In the High Court at Wellington on Tuesday, Bruce Gray QC defended NZICA's marketing campaign and ...