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Financial planning

Your Super Accountant has paid a $2040 infringement notice penalty in relation to potentially misleading statements about the cost of setting a self-managed superannuatio...

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The number of SMSFs set up by accountants has fallen 20 per cent in the last two years according to research conducted by Investment Trends....

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Superannuation

The bulk of advisers expect SMSF revenue to grow by more than 25 per cent over the next three years, largely driven by referrals from accountants, a CoreData survey has r...

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Superannuation

Self-Managed Superannuation Fund service providers with origins in accounting tend to be bigger and more profitable than those that started out as financial planner or ad...

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Financial planning

ANZ appoints new CFO, International and Institutional Banking. ...

Financial planning

ASIC points to so far modest take-up of limited AFSL and the emergence of concerning trends around RG 146 completion and professional indemnity....

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Editorial

Craig Parker looks at the crucial role partnerships and referral relationships can have on advisers looking to create a thriving, client-focused business. ...

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Financial planning

Independent planning group Premium Wealth Management has hired former IOOF-aligned manager Justin Viney to lead its network’s development. ...

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Accounting

The Australian and New Zealand chartered accountant professional bodies have merged to become one after the trans-Tasman proposal was put forward last year....

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Accounting

Accountants are not having the necessary conversations on what is going to happen to their ability to give advice on self-managed super funds (SMSF) after July 2016, an a...

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Life/Risk

If life insurance policies fail to meet the client’s – and adviser’s – expectations, certain questions must be answered, Col Fullagar writes. ...

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Financial planning

Planners working with high net worth clients need to be across their full financial picture to avoid losing control according to the head of a family office advice busine...

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Accounting

Accountants considering advice on SMSFs after July 2016 need to consider their business future ahead of licensing concerns ...

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Superannuation

The Australian Tax Office’s (ATO) new penalty regime could see up to 50 per cent of self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees fined for violations of their duties, an accou...

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Superannuation

Self-managed super fund (SMSF) service provider Heffron has launched an online SMSF form with in-built checking tools to avoid compliance headaches....

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