The new limited licensing regime for accountants has received widespread support from the financial services industry....
Two key accounting bodies, CPA Australia and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, have interpreted the Government's conditional licensing regime as a mean...
It may be as late as mid-2013 before the new accountants' advice regime is up and running....
By becoming licensed to provide financial advice, accountants will be able to charge clients for advice they are currently "giving away for free", says head of SMSF Advic...
Accountants must start diversifying away from compliance work and into wealth creation and financial services, says Institute of Public Accountants general manager Vicki ...
Treasury officials tell Senate Committee accountants will be moved into FOFA world....
Opposition urges Shorten to resolve accountants' exemption or hand task to someone who can....
Bill Shorten criticises accounting bodies for publishing open letter on accountants' exemption, promising an announcement within weeks....
After months of negotiations, the Federal Government is likely to replace the so-called 'accountant's exemption' with a limited, non-product licensing regime....
An ASIC investigation has seen a Melbourne accountant facing 37 charges over unregistered managed investment schemes....
Financial planning group OmniWealth is adding accounting and legal services, hoping to attract more planners to the firm....
Small Independent Super Funds Association wants definitive framework for accountants providing advice....
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...