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Financial planning

Touted as the next frontier for accountants, Limited Australian Financial Service Licences (AFSLs) are starting to gain traction with planners too. But what makes them so...

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Superannuation

Self-managed superannuation firm Exelsuper has cemented its move into the planning space with the acquisition of Oxford Financial Services. ...

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Accounting

South Yarra accountant admits to operating unregistered managed investment schemes and acting without financial services licence....

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Accounting

Fears about data security could be preventing self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) accountants from taking their clients' information online, a report has found. ...

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Superannuation

SPAA has warned APRA-regulated funds to watch their commentary on SMSFs, following Media Super’s $10k fine for potentially misleading ads....

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Financial planning

Financial planner practices risk hefty fines or even imprisonment if they are caught ‘promoting’ a tax scheme. Jennifer Yeo explains....

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Funds management

New research registers a decrease in the number of wealth management products being obtained via bank-aligned planners....

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Financial planning

Hayes Knight NSW has sold stakes in its planning, accounting and superannuation administration business to Easton Investments....

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Policy & Regulation

Full Federal Court decision defines extent of ATO’s powers on promoters of tax exploitation schemes....

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Policy & Regulation

Accountants who manage discretionary trusts for clients may be investigated by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO)....

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Superannuation

The two major industry super fund lobby groups have issued warnings on the costs of establishing an SMSF....

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Policy & Regulation

The Institute of Public Accountants warns the ATO must get its technology right before moving to ‘push’ tax returns....

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Editorial

This may become the Asian century but the wealth management sectors of each Asian country behave differently and have varying products, processes and problems that requir...

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Superannuation

A choice of licensing options now faces accountants who want to handle SMSF business, so it’s important for them and advisers that they make the appropriate choice, write...

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Accounting

A growing number of accountants have a favoured financial planner to feed their self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) clients to, a survey has revealed....

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