Institute of Chartered Accountants specialist Liz Westover joins with the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal in pointing out the sensitivity around rollovers in volatile ...
Australian Unity Personal Financial Services has reached $1 billion in funds under advice, a two-fold increase over the past year....
The National Institute of Accountants (NIA) has opposed moves from financial planning bodies to have the use of the terms 'financial planner' and 'financial adviser' rest...
The National Institute of Accountants (NIA) has launched an assistance program focused on the proposed Future of Financial Advice reforms, which the association says will...
Platform provider Praemium has launched its self-managed super fund (SMSF) offering, Smart Wrap SMSF, which the company said would engage, rather than create competition,...
Financial planners and accountants need to work together to lobby against licensing changes that affect both sectors in similar ways, according to HNW Planning director R...
The Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board (APESB) has put the brakes on its proposed reforms for accountants practising as financial planners....
Two years after the launch of Lonsdale Financial Group’s Catalyst for Financial Planners (CFFP) program, the group has developed a new stream that extends to accoun...
Two years after the launch of Lonsdale Financial Group's Catalyst for Financial Planners (CFFP) program, the group has developed a new stream that extends to accountants....
Australian software firms Financial Synergy and RewardSuper will jointly produce a new software solution, specifically for SMSFs....
With accountancy body the National Tax and Accountants' Association setting up a financial planning arm specifically aimed at getting accountants back into the advice spa...
Lonsdale Financial Group has offered extended support to accountants wishing to continue giving self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) advice after the financial service...
A sustainable revenue model needs to focus on more than simply charging an hourly rate as it may result in strained client relationships, according to Brisbane accountanc...
A new group has been established to help accountants get around the advice exemption changes for SMSFs without getting an AFSL....
Proposed changes to the regulation of SMSFs could lead to a decrease in the number of SMSF auditors, agents and administrators....
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....