Ex Xero, MYOB exec teams up with Sequel CFO
Well-known accounting personality and sales consultant, Wayne Schmidt, has joined forces with Melbourne-based firm Sequel CFO.
BUSINESS • Fri, 08 Jun 2018
Hanrick Curran, Reserve Bank caught up in week of IT glitches
This week mid-tier firm Hanrick Curran and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) have been caught up in separate IT and software glitches, posing potential fronts to ...
TECHNOLOGY • Fri, 08 Jun 2018
Record-keeping holes catch out licensee in ASIC dig
Licensee Allied Financial Solutions is set for an external review after failures were found in its record-keeping for an authorised representative, forming part of ASIC's ...
TAX • Thu, 07 Jun 2018
New education rules mean $10k training, grads trumping partners
Incoming mandatory education requirements for accountants and advisers are creating a market where it’s easier for graduates to provide advice than accountants with ...
BUSINESS • Wed, 06 Jun 2018
Flexible work ‘recruiting limitation’ for firms on the hunt
Flexible work has just edged out career opportunities as a pull factor for new recruits, and firms with meagre policies are losing out.
BUSINESS • Tue, 05 Jun 2018
Payroll, bookkeeping meddling lands 7-Eleven operators in more hot water
The regulators are again heralding an increased focus on record keeping after the operators of a Queensland-based 7-Eleven outlet were hit with a $192,780 penalty for ...
TAX • Mon, 04 Jun 2018
‘We won’t sell’: Reckon talks plans post MYOB fallout
Reckon had a tough seven months trying to finalise the sale of its accountants group to MYOB, but the failed deal won’t open the door to new buyers in the near future
TECHNOLOGY • Sun, 03 Jun 2018
‘Risks, costs and time’: MYOB boss speaks on scrapping Reckon deal
For MYOB, preparing 41,000 documents for the regulators was the final nail in the coffin for its abandoned $180 million acquisition of Reckon’s accountants practice ...
BUSINESS • Thu, 31 May 2018
MYOB, Reckon acquisition falls through
MYOB will no longer be acquiring Reckon’s Accountants Group, after lengthy delays triggered by reviews from the Australian and New Zealand competition watchdogs.