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Advice, ETFs and SMAs form powerful combination

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
... enacted two changes in a period of four months, that's around 1400 hours of admin time no longer required. This isn't accounting for the amount of time spent talking to clients and getting them to sign the RoA in the first place," Howie said. The firm ...

Global reinsurer adopts ESG framework

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2017
... and the fixed income Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Corporate Sustainability Index. The company said it is convinced that accounting for ESG considerations makes economic sense, reducing downside risks for investors. Swiss Re said the move demonstrates that ...

Adviser group expands national footprint

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2017
... There are 42 staff members across the five businesses operating under Affinity Wealth, Affinity Aged Care and Affinity Accounting Services.

The bull and bear market in iron ore

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2017
... economic growth and the Budget. Austrade figures show that iron ore is the country's "largest export earner in FY2016, accounting for A$47.8 billion of exports, or more than 15% of the total." This is no better underlined by the sensitivity analysis ...

Crowe Horwath acquires Grafton accountancy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2017
Crowe Horwath added a Grafton-based accounting practice to its network, in what the firm described as a major step in its expansion strategy. Family-owned business R.G. Turns Accounting and Taxation has operated in Grafton for more than 25 years, and ...

Countplus sells off underperformers and merges firms

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017
... the group's direct equity plan. It is also conducting due diligence regarding prospective acquisitions of advice and accounting firms. "Future acquisitions must fit the company's new disciplined and specific quality framework," Countplus said. Due to ...

Super funds renew custody contracts with State Street

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2017
... NGS and Christian Super meet those demands." State Street will provide both funds with custody, unit pricing, fund accounting, tax and regulatory services, performance and investment analytics and mandate compliance. According to the latest Australian ...

Xero seeks global growth, director steps down

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2017
New Zealand-based accounting software company Xero has reaffirmed its commitment to machine learning and artificial intelligence to reduce compliance costs and arm accountants and financial advisers "with the tools required to support the world's small ...

Countplus launches scholarship

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2017
... cover the cost of tuition, accommodation and travel. David Reeves, a principal of Brisbane-based financial planning and accounting firm Cooper Reeves will commence the program in January next year. The course, which runs for about one week and is worth ...

Midwinter recruits to strengthen cyber security strategy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
... director Julian Plummer. Kamino will provide vulnerability assessments, penetration testing and ongoing monitoring of accounting for advice practices and licensees to measure the strengths and weaknesses in their systems. Through the new service, Midwinter ...