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SPAA CEO appointed to board

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) has appointed Andrea Slattery as managing director on the association's board. "Andrea has been a magnificent contributor to SPAA as a founder and CEO, and the board now firmly believes the time ...

Who will fill the SMSF education gap?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
... education of financial advisers, according to Liz Ward, education manager at the SMSF Professionals Association of Australia (SPAA). Ward said more and more advisers want to get in on the action, but that many find their knowledge base is insufficient. ...

Trans-Tasman super rollovers exclude SMSFs

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
... disappointed that self-managed funds have been overlooked after industry bodies the SMSF Professional's Association of Australia (SPAA) and the Financial Planning Association (FPA) made submissions to include SMSFs at the consultation phase.

Government scraps proposed SMSF transfer changes

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013
... the changes effectively adopts recommendations made by the opposition. The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA), which has been urging the government to scrap the proposed legislation on the grounds that it unfairly singled out SMSFs ...

TASA now likely to include advisers by July 2013

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2013
... Planning Association (FPA), the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA). The FPA was concerned about the short period of time that advisers providing tax advice will have to become TPB members ...

SPAA, Deloitte join calls for SG deferral rethink

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) and consulting firm Deloitte have joined calls from other industry bodies to criticise the Coalition's plan to defer the increase to the Superannuation Guarantee (SG) by two years. The debate centres ...

SMSF growth slows on low super system confidence

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
... according to Jordan George, technical development and policy manager at the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA). Speaking at the annual Financial Standard Sales & Marketing Forum in Sydney, George said that while statistics pointed to ...

Budget gets nod of approval from industry bodies

JAMES FERNYHOUGH, MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
... comprehensive review of the fundamentals of the retirement incomes regime." SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) head of technical and professional standards Graeme Colley also welcomed the lack of surprises. "We are pleased that, aside ...

SPAA gives support to Council of Super Custodians

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) has voiced support for the government's move to set up a Council of Super Custodians. Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bill Shorten announced the creation of a Charter Group last ...

SPAA creates head of education role

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013
The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) has appointed a head of education services to address the regulator's upcoming registration requirements. Liz Ward has been promoted to the role after joining SPAA last year as an education manager. ...