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Despite calls for financial advisers to be more aligned with other related services providers such as mortgage brokers and accountants, referral relationships will not be...
Superannuation
A recently finalised court case has given us new and valuable insights into when the Commissioner's discretion to disregard contributions is likely to be exercised. David...
Superannuation
On the back of changes announced as part of the FOFA guidelines, My Adviser has announced the launch of a specialist authority to enable accountants to continue to recomm...
Accounting
Dealer group My Adviser has announced the launch of a specialist package for accountants, which it claims will go beyond the proposed legislation....
Editorial
While the industry has given a broad welcome to the limited licensing regime, accountants will need to be subjected to the same scrutiny as financial planners, writes Mik...
Superannuation
Institute of Chartered Accountants CEO Lee White sees challenges and positives in the new limited licensing regime replacing the accountants' exemption....
Financial planning
AMP has announced plans to acquire Cavendish Group and set up a new self-managed super fund (SMSF) business unit....
Accounting
The new limited licensing regime for accountants has received widespread support from the financial services industry....
Accounting
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...
Accounting
It may be as late as mid-2013 before the new accountants' advice regime is up and running....
Accounting
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...
Policy & Regulation
The Federal Opposition has signalled it remains to be convinced about either introducing or supporting legislation which would restrict the use of the terms 'financial pl...
Superannuation
Industry experts believe proposed legislation and a new licensing regime will give way to like-for-like cost comparisons between SMSFs, industry and retail superannuation...
Superannuation
The idea that SMSFs tend to be pushed on clients by accountants is more of a perception than a reality, says Institute of Chartered Accountants head of superannuation Liz...
Accounting
Accountants must start diversifying away from compliance work and into wealth creation and financial services, says Institute of Public Accountants general manager Vicki ...
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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...
This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....