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Advisers to complete 60 extra education hours under TASA

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2014
The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) has proposed that registered tax advisers complete a minimum of 60 hours of continuing professional education (CPE) in three years as part of the Tax Agent Services Act (TASA) 2009 legislation. The TPB released Exposure ...

Ripoll demands parliamentary debate for FoFA reforms

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
... changes through ministerial edict and enforced legislation," Ripoll said in a presentation to the 2014 SPAA SMSF National Conference held in Brisbane today. "The proposed winding back of the FoFA regulations is not good for the government or the professional ...

ASIC: no plans for SMSF balance threshold

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
... advice for self-managed superannuation funds with balances under $100,000. Speaking at the 2014 SPAA SMSF National Conference in Brisbane this morning ASIC commissioner Greg Tanzer responded to industry concern that the regulator was planning to mandate ...

Looming pension deeming rules "lack clarity"

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
... information. SPAA senior manager, technical and policy Jordan George told delegates at the 2014 SPAA SMSF National Conference in Brisbane today that the bill that will change the deeming rules for the Age Pension income testA "only needed two more votes ...

SMSF industry welcomes more flexible penalties

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014
... general support from the self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) industry. Speaking at the 10th SPAA SMSF National Conference in Brisbane AMP SMSF head of policy & technical, Peter Burgess, said penalties that were introduced into parliament last year ...

Sinodinos rules out LRBA review for SMSFs

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014
... borrowing arrangements (LRBAs), but emphasised that licensing is necessary. Speaking at the 2014 SPAA SMSF National Conference in Brisbane today, Sinodinos said that: "where someone provides advice incidental to own job, they do need to be licensed for ...

Consumers safe under FoFA changes: former judge

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014
... Australia (SPAA) patron Sir Anthony Mason. In his opening address to the 1,400-strong delegates at the 10th annual SPAA conference in Brisbane, the former High Court judge said newspaper reports had overlooked the common law requirement for advisers ...

Praemium launches SMSF functionality

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2014
... exports," he said. The software will be unveiled at the SMSF Professional Association of Australia (SPAA) national conference in Brisbane.

Member direct investment at "high water mark": AIST

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
... and research at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees. Speaking at the Investment and Administration Conference in Sydney yesterday, Haynes said that MDI options are currently not meeting this test. "The implementation of member direct ...

APRA to scrutinise group insurance risk

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
... manager Greg Brunner. Speaking at the Australian Custodial Services Association's annual Investment Administration Conference, Brunner said APRA will be addressing the issue following a period of what he termed "poor insurance experience." "Insurance ...