accounting

Superannuation

Accounting and planning firm Chan and Naylor has launched a national self-managed super fund (SMSF) administration business unit....

Superannuation

SuperGuardian partners with Xpress Convert

Administrator SuperGuardian launches an 'end-of-year rescue' SMSF solution via partnership with Xpress Convert....

Accounting

Accountants confused about AFSL costs

Accountants are grossly miscalculating the cost of licensing their own SMSF advice business, with many expecting to pay around an eighth of the actual cost....

Accounting

Accountants call for lift in super caps

The Institute of Public Accountants has renewed calls for a lifting in superannuation concessional contribution caps....

Policy & Regulation

Call for legal privilege for tax agents

The Institute of Public Accountants wants legal privilege granted to cover advice provided by tax agents....

Financial planning

Financial planning salary survey – sales skills no longer a must have

The attributes that companies are seeking in financial planners are drastically changing, with sales no longer a must-have skill, writes Milana Pokrajac. ...

Accounting

Accountants defend ATO’s SMSF jurisdiction

The ICAA has defended the ATO’s SMSF jurisdiction while suggesting consumers need to take more responsibility for their advice outcomes....

Editorial

The facts on FOFA, not the spin

An easy line of spin is being peddled on the antecedents and consequences of the Government’s FOFA amendments. But any examination of financial services history shows the...

Superannuation

Call to tighten SMSF property rules

An accounting and advisory firm wants tighter regulation around the inclusion of residential property in SMSFs....

Accounting

Count launches accountants licensing offer

Count launches accountants licensing offer and commits to meeting APES 230....

Accounting

Accountants should avoid going to institutions for licence

Accountants who wish to avoid product distribution pressure should not join an institutionally aligned licence if they wish to provide advice....

Accounting

Accountants welcome red tape reduction

ICAA welcomes Government’s Cutting Red Tape website....

Financial planning

What makes a limited AFSL so appealing to accountants?

Touted as the next frontier for accountants, Limited Australian Financial Service Licences (AFSLs) are starting to gain traction with planners too. But what makes them so...