Dealer group heads expect to see the initial influx of accountants to planning under the new licensing regime....
Financial advisers should require more than one semester unit in tax law if they want to be licensed to provide tax advice, the Institute of Public Accountants believes....
SMSFs breed more satisfied Australian customers than their industry and retail counterparts, according to a survey. ...
A mortgage lender has been forced to rename one of its loan products after failing to realise that ‘MoneySmart’ has been traded marked by ASIC....
The former director of an accountancy firm has been banned by ASIC for being part of a scheme which raised funds from clients for mezzanine finance and mortgage lending....
AMP SMSF has backed calls for making it compulsory for financial advisers to undertake specific training if they are going to advise on SMSFs....
New research suggests SMSF advice is a prime area for consolidation....
Small scale accountancy practices are least suited to provide SMSF advice failing in their fund administration compliance according to Xpress Super and Super Guardian chi...
Independently-owned advisory firm Fortnum Financial Group (Fortnum) has moved into the accounting space with a new business, Fortnum Professional Strategies....
The Fold Legal claims accountants are not adequately prepared when applying for AFS licences....
An online registry has been launched by Sophisticated Access to look after sophisticated investor certificates online....
There is some confusion and buck passing between trustees and advisers when it comes to compliance responsibility of a SMSF....
Accountants who provide advice on self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) need to consider the level of advice they want to give clients before new licensing rules come...
It is time to put aside traditional and sometimes negative perceptions of accountants and see them as integral to the development and growth of businesses....
Paper lodgements have dropped this tax season, as taxpayers move towards electronic mode and tax agents....
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....