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Payday Super arrives midyear. Are your clients ready?
Payday Super will mean more admin and costs for small businesses, says the IPA's Tony Greco. It's time to prepare.
ASIC faces questions on insurance premium hikes
At a recent hearing of the House economics committee, deputy chair Andrew Leigh slammed ASIC for “not yet responding” to calls for an...
Finance industry most likely to embrace bot automation
The study from global IT association ISACA has found that 67 per cent of professionals worldwide in financial services and banking believe their...
FASEA rolls out remote exam in Melbourne
In light of the Stage 4 lockdown in metropolitan Melbourne, advisers who have registered for an exam at a physical location in the Victorian...
FASEA releases further details on 2021 exams
In a statement, the standards authority said that subject to COVID-19 restrictions, it would run six in person exam sittings in 2021 in 31...
Former financial adviser charged over $1m fraud
According to ASIC, Mr Gordon, a Sunshine Coast-based financial adviser, dishonestly caused a detriment to the trustees of six self-managed...
Adviser numbers continue to fall to 2016 figures
Rainmaker Information's Financial Adviser Report has revealed that during the June quarter, 556 financial advisers registered with new licensees...
How lockdown could impact compliance for Victorian advisers
AIOFP executive director Peter Johnston has written to both the Victorian Premier’s office and ASIC last week on behalf of members, following...
COVID-19 ‘exacerbating’ exodus of advisers from industry
Following the implementation of the FASEA standards and other regulatory changes in the financial planning sector, Eastern accountants services...
Advisers uncertain on tech despite COVID gains
“Planners trust their technology providers to help them improve the quality of their advice delivery, and providers can do more to satisfy their...
TPB tells taxpayers to ensure their tax or BAS agent is real
Following the launch of an online advertising campaign on 22 June, to create awareness among consumers of tax practitioner services to use only a...
