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Jury out on AFSL uptake by accountants

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... is more than likely that many will have to find a way to be covered by an accountants' AFSL, she said. Earlier this week audit-specialist Accountable Financial Services released a statement that said accountants were unlikely to take up the AFSL as it ...

Audit report "disappointing"

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012
ASIC boss Greg Medcraft has said that the results of the corporate watchdog's latest audit inspection show a drop in quality and are disappointing. The report for the 18 months to 30 June 2012 covered inspections of 20 Australian audit firms and found ...

Brett Kenny joins SPAA board

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) yesterday announced the appointment of Brett Kenny to the SPAA Board. He brings a wealth of experience as well as knowledge about the organisation to this role, having been actively involved in ...

CGT relief passes Senate

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012
Capital gains tax relief legislation for superannuation funds passed through the Senate yesterday alongside two other key pieces of reform. Unrealised gains or losses on revenue and capital assets incurred from 1 October 2011 to 1 July 2017 can now ...

PwC partner banned from auditing

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
... "Following auditing standards is not merely a compliance hurdle to clear. Investors will not be properly informed where audit deficiencies result in material misstatements in financial reports not being detected and addressed," said John Price, ASIC ...

FPA calls for greater scrutiny of fund managers

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012
Fund managers must be held to account just like financial planners, says The Financial Planning Association's Dante De Gori. Research from State Street published yesterday showed that less than half of Australian's believed advisers acted in the best ...

Tax-efficient giving advice missing: Macquarie

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
Advisers who don't evolve their businesses to cater for growing client interest in philanthropy risk being left behind. That's the conclusion of Queensland University of Technology research which reveals a growing demand among high net-worth clients ...

Zenith expands analyst team

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
... Zenith as a senior investment analyst and has over 13 years' experience spanning financial services, corporate advisory, audit and accounting. Prior to joining the firm Yap was head of multi-sector at Standard and Poor's within the funds management team. ...

IQPC conference tackles operational risk

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
The IQPC Financial Services Operational Risk and Compliance conference in early December is designed to help advisers assess risk, get the most from their budget and develop strategies to overcome the challenges posed by regulatory change. Recent scandals ...

Market wrap - AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2012
... per cent from 5.938 per cent on Friday. Rates on Italian benchmark debt dipped to 5.076 per cent from 5.092 per cent. An audit by US financial consultancy Oliver Wyman released ahead of the weekend said Spanish banks needed 59.3 billion euros ($A74 billion) ...