ACCOUNTING

Financial planning

Specialist accounting software provider MYOB has announced a new online portal for small business services that it claims will help accountants enhance their client relat...

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Editorial

There has been plenty of debate around the implications flowing from the limited licensing arrangement for accountants, but Greg Holman argues it can be a win-win for acc...

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Editorial

Financial planners are going to be fundamentally affected by the Tax Agent Services Act but, as Cecilia Storniolo explains, there will be many unanswered questions almost...

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Financial planning

The end of a financial year is a period when planners rush to help their clients with tax strategies, but as Janine Mace reports, it is important they focus on their own ...

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Financial planning

Although it seems to have been going on forever, the saga of financial planners and the Tax Agent Services Act 2009 (TASA) seems to be finally reaching a crescendo. ...

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Superannuation

SMSFs may be booming - but the unwary can also find themselves within the sights of a small number of dodgy property advisers and mortgage brokers, writes Damon Taylor. ...

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Funds management

A new partnership between BlackRock’s exchange traded funds (ETFs) business iShares and SelfWealth will give self-directed investors the ability to follow and implement m...

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Editorial

There would have been many in the Australian accounting community who last week breathed a sigh of relief when they read the documents to be dealt with by the APESB at it...

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Accounting

The Government should lift the concessional contributions caps on superannuation for those aged over 50 to $50,000 a year while for those aged over 60 it should be $75,00...

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Financial planning

Will the renewed optimism in the financial services industry bring on more jobs and higher salaries? What can financial planners hope for in terms of career opportunities...

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Editorial

It would seem that in the mind of the Minister for Financial Services, Bill Shorten, accountants need to shoulder none of the responsibility for investors being burned by...

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Editorial

Several years ago, Andrew Jones from Eureka Financial Group moved some clients off-platform. He now shares his experience and the reasons why his practice decided to retu...

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Accounting

The Minister for Financial Services, Bill Shorten has provided accountants with more breathing space with respect to the removal of the accountants exemption by announcin...

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Financial planning

Boutique dealer group Premium Wealth Management has launched a new service aimed at helping accountants deal with the new licensing regime replacing the accountants' exem...

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Superannuation

AMP’s decision to tap into the SMSF space created quite a buzz in the industry. Paul Sainsbury explains the decision was only logical, outlining a few factors financial p...

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