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Brett Kenny joins SPAA board

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
... role is to provide taxation services to the growing clientele from the self managed super fund sector. SPAA CEO Andrea Slattery welcomes Kenny to the SPAA board, and expects his work and experience in the SMSF sector to provide invaluable support to ...

Super concession cuts ignite SMSF debate

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
... savings and in our view these concessions should be well targeted and directed to those with lower balances." Andrea Slattery, chief executive of the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) however, argues that the concept that SMSFs are ...

Gen Y leans away from SMSF cash holdings

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
... have control and flexibility and how they choose their assets to hold, including cash/near cash assets," said Andrea Slattery, chief executive of SPAA.

SPAA brands SuperStream costs illogical

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
... Trustees (AIST) for self managed super fund members to make significant contributions towards the SuperStream levy. Andrea Slattery chief executive officer of SPAA refuted claims the sector is not paying its fair share. She said the proposal for self-managed ...

New accountants' licence hailed as win for affordable advice

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2012
... member across all services, such as accounting, legal, auditing and financial planning," said chief executive Andrea Slattery. With 10,000 accountant advisers joining the 18,000 regular financial advisers, professional accreditation and codes of ethics ...

SMSF Trustees want compensation: SPAA

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
... the Trio fraud there has been a misconception as to what the legal standing of SMSFs is when frauds occur, said Andrea Slattery, chief executive, SPAA. Despite acknowledging that SMSF trustees were aware they were operating outside of the protection ...

SMSF establishments continue down trend

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
... listed trusts ($20 billion) have also remained popular. In looking at the most recent annual data to December 2011, Andrea Slattery, chief executive officer of the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) commented on the number of women establishing ...

ATO clarifies borrowing issues for SMSFs

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
... brought some clear-thinking to issues surrounding borrowing and single assets by self managed super funds, said Andrea Slattery, chief executive officer of the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA). The ruling has clarified situations where ...

SPAA: Last resort compensation scheme needed

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012
... compensation scheme, according to Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia chief executive, Andrea Slattery. "Superannuation fraud affects ordinary Australians saving for their retirement. Any solution must address a problem that ...

Industry rejects changes to super tax

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2012
... their super affected during the difficult market conditions, which the Government shouldn't exacerbate," concurred Andrea Slattery, chief executive of the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA). "The incentivised tax structure for superannuation ...