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What Real Estate Agencies Must Do to Comply with AML/CTF Laws

2026-02-27T09:16:39+10:00

From 1 July 2026, Real Estate professionals will face significant new compliance obligations under updated anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) legislation. These reforms recognise that property transactions can be used to conceal illicit funds and place responsibility on agencies to actively manage this risk. Why the Changes Matter Real Estate has long been considered a high-risk sector for financial ... read more >>

What Real Estate Agencies Must Do to Comply with AML/CTF Laws2026-02-27T09:16:39+10:00

Monthly Trust Account Checks: What Licensees & Officers in Effective Control Should Review

2026-02-27T09:09:06+10:00

For Licensees and Officers in Effective Control, your Trust Account is one of the most critical areas of responsibility in your business. It is also one of the most closely scrutinised by regulators and auditors. A structured monthly review within your trust accounting software is essential — not only for compliance, but to ensure your agency is actually recovering the fees it has earned. Here are ... read more >>

Monthly Trust Account Checks: What Licensees & Officers in Effective Control Should Review2026-02-27T09:09:06+10:00

Checklist for Real Estate Agencies – Are You Meeting Your New Fair Work Act Obligations?

2025-12-11T13:12:52+10:00

Checklist for Real Estate Agencies – Are You Meeting Your New Fair Work Act Obligations? With recent amendments to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) now in effect, it’s essential for real estate agency owners and managers to ensure compliance with the latest workplace requirements. Here’s a practical checklist, in true End of Month Angels style, to help you determine ... read more >>

Checklist for Real Estate Agencies – Are You Meeting Your New Fair Work Act Obligations?2025-12-11T13:12:52+10:00

Standardising Data Entry for Invoices

2021-09-15T13:37:47+10:00

Data entry is an area we see a huge variance in standards between agencies. Some are good - yet some are very, very bad. Let's be honest, like ironing our clothes for the following work week - data entry sits at the rock bottom of our to-do list. Why is it so important to have consistency within an agency? Just ... read more >>

Standardising Data Entry for Invoices2021-09-15T13:37:47+10:00

Bulk Bpay and Overseas Banking – Setting the Record Straight

2020-10-22T10:13:45+10:00

Today we bring you two issues we are seeing crop up frequently in trust accounting forums and discussions relating to bulk Bpay and overseas transactions. We see clients discussing the limitations of their trust accounting software when it comes to processing Bpay in bulk and paying into overseas bank accounts. We set the record straight. Bulk Bpay We'll only say ... read more >>

Bulk Bpay and Overseas Banking – Setting the Record Straight2020-10-22T10:13:45+10:00

6 Cash Flow Tips to get you Through Tough Times

2020-08-13T12:03:49+10:00

Cashflow tight? Same goes for many other agencies and businesses across Australia at the moment. We are bringing you our top 6 cash flow tips to help you through when the going is a little tough. We all have them. The best way to get through them is to prepare and take stock of your expenses. Apart of course from ... read more >>

6 Cash Flow Tips to get you Through Tough Times2020-08-13T12:03:49+10:00

Using Cloud-Based Technology to Streamline Receipting

2020-06-11T13:32:44+10:00

It's migration season. Not just for the whales up the east coast, but for your software. Agents across Australia are looking to take the digital step and migrate their old software over to cloud-based technology. We are surely but steadily ridding the trust accounting industry of old, clunky and out-dated software. Agents are realising the benefit and life-changing advantages of ... read more >>

Using Cloud-Based Technology to Streamline Receipting2020-06-11T13:32:44+10:00

Getting in Top Trust Accounting EOFY Shape

2020-05-27T12:07:43+10:00

We are officially in the lead up to the End of Financial Year (drumroll). This trust accounting EOFY leadup has been unlike any other we have seen in our lifetime. With the impact of COVID still too fresh, throwing EOFY into the mix might be enough to tip some over the edge. So we want to step in and help ... read more >>

Getting in Top Trust Accounting EOFY Shape2020-05-27T12:07:43+10:00

The Paperless Office Rent Roll Owner

2020-04-09T02:27:44+10:00

When Going Paperless is the Norm Anyone who has the pleasure to sit my trust account training hears me speak of how I ran a paperless office in 2007. Yep, imagine that - a paperless office way back with 2007 technology. How did she do it?! Well, I tell a small lie. It wasn’t completely paperless. It was almost paperless ... read more >>

The Paperless Office Rent Roll Owner2020-04-09T02:27:44+10:00

Top 10 Trust Accounting Mistakes to Avoid in 2020

2020-01-31T01:11:36+10:00

As we discussed in our latest blog, people in business make mistakes. From the rookies through to those who have been in the industry for over 10, or even 20 years, can still make monumental errors. Yet, it never ceases to amaze the extent of the trust accounting mistakes we see on a daily basis. So it prompted us to ... read more >>

Top 10 Trust Accounting Mistakes to Avoid in 20202020-01-31T01:11:36+10:00
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