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Some auditors won't be counted

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
... warned the boss of Australia's corporate regulator. Speaking yesterday at the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) annual conference in Melbourne, Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) boss Greg Tanzer said that while discretion ...

Ex-drug dealers now hitting-up SMSFs: ACC

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... being caught. ACC executive director David Lacey warned delegates attending the SMSF Professionals' association of Australia (SPAA) national conference yesterday that criminal groups, mostly based in South East Asia, are running sophisticated investment ...

Industry urged to understand changes to transfer rules

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... self managed super funds. Speaking yesterday at the opening session of the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) national conference, SPAA technical director Peter Burgess reminded delegates that this year it would become harder for clients ...

Broken 'contribs law' needs fixing: SPAA

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... working and need to be changed, an industry expert said yesterday. Speaking at SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia's ( SPAA) conference in Melbourne, SPAA technical director Peter Burgess said the system needs to be reformed. He cites recent ...

Macquarie launches SMSF Toolkit for advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... including Macquarie's Share market Tax Facts for 2012, the re-launch of Macquarie's Little Black Book app and The Macquarie SPAA SMSF Generations Report.

SMSF trustees confident backing their limited advice

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... super funds, diversify their portfolios better. Launched on the eve of the 2013 SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) national conference by both SPAA and Russell Investments, and conducted by research group Core Data, the third annual ...

Most DIY funds won't change allocations in retirement

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... asset allocations or had already done so. Yesterday Russell Investments and The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) released a joint report, conducted by research-group Core Data, that revealed only 43.9% of retired trustees would change ...

ME Bank launches premium treasury service

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
... launch a new premium treasury service for wealth management advisers at the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) conference in Melbourne on Wednesday. According to ME Bank general manager liabilities Michael Donohue, the cash deposit service ...

SPAA urges SMSF auditors to register with regulator

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) is urging SMSF auditors to register as soon as possible so they are cleared to audit funds when the new licensing regime comes in to effect on 1 July. The Australian Securities and Investments ...

SPAA joins UN group

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
... join a United Nations independent financial advice convention. Yesterday the SMSF Professionals Association of Australia (SPAA) said it had joined the United Nations Convention of Independent Financial Advisors (CIFA). Established as a not-for-profit ...