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SMSF sector tackling misconceptions

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011
... said that the licensing of auditors will increase in importance. Last month, SPAA announced that the number of SMSF professionals who achieved SPAA's SMSF Specialist Advisor (SSA) and SMSF Specialist Auditor (SSAud) status over the past 12 months grew ...

SMSF cloud solution launched

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2011
... upgrades and 24/7 online reporting as well as strategic advice and technical help. "Superfund wholesale provides SMSF professionals with an easy to use, full support service to set up and maintain SMSFs, without having to lose the client to a third party ...

Planners commission ban skips property

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
... about the potential pitfalls for planners, said Graeme Colley, director and chair of the Regulatory Committee, SMSF Professionals Association of Australia (SPAA). "The role of the financial planner and SMSF trustee is to review the fund's trust deed ...

New SMSF course on offer

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
... does assume a basic understanding of superannuation. Class sizes are expected to be capped at 20 students. The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia has allocated 63 continuing professional development points to the course with successful graduates ...

Govt lays ground for Stronger Super

GOVT RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2011
... National Seniors Association Fiona Reynolds, Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees Andrea Slattery, SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia Peter Strong, Council of Small Business of Australia Roger Urwin, Towers Watson (UK) Pauline Vamos ...

APRA contacts funds on rollover fraud

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2010
... requests that list different postal addresses and requests where two trustee names are listed in one document. The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) is well aware of this issue and has already recommended that a number of administration ...

Cooper wants collectables banned from SMSFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2010
... environment in a way that does not involve special concessions from the tax system." Sharyn Long, chair at the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA), said the government should be wary of defining exotic investments. "We're concerned about ...

Changes to borrowing brings peace of mind

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2010
... obligations at the time the last instalments are paid,' said Bowen. Andrea Slattery, chief executive at the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia, welcomed the announcement. Slattery said SPAA had already lobbied the government for the changes ...

No cane toad approach to SMSF shake-up

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2010
... chair Jeremy Cooper said they won't be adopting a 'cane toad' solution to the industry's flaws. Speaking at the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) Conference in Melbourne today, Cooper said the review had not come to any final recommendations ...

More SMSFs comply with ATO rules

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2010
... trustees that lodged their returns on time rose 11 per cent on the prior lodgement period. Speaking at the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) Conference in Melbourne yesterday, D'Ascenzo said the timing of SMSF lodgements was a major ...