Tax rules need to be reformed to enable consumers claim for all the costs associated with developing a financial plan, and produce long-term economic benefits, the IPA be...
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand are urging the Government to simplify the arrangements around the tax deductibility of advice fees....
ASIC deputy chairman, Peter Kell, says the regulator is not yet facing a rush by accountants to be licensed....
A Gold Coast accountant will serve an eight month sentence by way of an intensive correction order, after pleading guilty to misleading ASIC....
Accountants could work as authorised representatives instead of getting their own AFSL as the licensing deadline of July 2016 approaches....
Business models will need to change for accountants to continue to service super sector....
Accountants have marked advice as the key to their sustainability, with practice owners confirming they “need to act” on falling profit margins and sluggish growth. ...
Former AMP executive, Kath Bowler aims to help accountants navigate the complex licensing regime brought about by the FOFA reforms....
Accountants remain confused about the process involved in the uptake of the limited licensing regime but they need to proceed quickly if they want to advise on SMSF, the ...
Accountant, Mervyn Ross Tarrant, has failed to have a seven-year ban from providing financial services overturned by the Federal Court of Australia....
Non-aligned dealer group Capstone has teamed up with peak accountancy body the IPA as the deadline approaches for the removal of the accountants’ exemption next year....
Accountants moving to become licensed have been given a generous run but are failing in high numbers when applying for a licence according to a former ASIC licensing spec...
Accounting graduates may prove the “feeding ground” for the evolving financial advice space, according to the head of the AFA. ...
A growing number of SMSF accountants have turned their attention to managed funds via the Australian Securities Exchange’s (ASX’s) mFund offering. ...
ASIC must forge a tighter relationship with the industry it regulates if it is to improve effectiveness of its regulation, according to CPA Australia and Chartered Accoun...
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....