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The virtuous cycle is back in play

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
... lotsa economic data pointing to continued progress in the US. Let us count the ways: Consumer confidence - both the Conference Board measure and the Reuters/University of Michigan gauge - rose in February. That's despite the income and payroll tax rises ...

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MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
In the new edition of Financial Standard, we publish our coverage of the annual SPAA SMSF conference, feature opinion pieces from fund managers Tyndall and Threadneedle, and the latest industry news, views and executive appointments. You can read them ...

New centre to lead advocacy for super fund members

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
... "We've been talking to organisations for about a year and some are now putting commitments on the table," Mack said on a conference at a lunch hosted by Women in Super. So far, the Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bill Shorten said ...

SMSFs warned over incapacity planning

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
... a leading lawyer has warned. Speaking last week at the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) national conference, Bryce Figot, director, DBA Lawyers warned that often people do not think about this risk when they start a self-managed superannuation ...

Don't meddle with super industry bodies warn Govt

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
... Andrea Slattery opposed suggestions that tax concessions to superannuation will be pared back. During the SPAA national conference gala dinner in Melbourne, Slattery asked SMSF trustees to develop "a strong, collective voice to retain superannuation ...

Simple diversification better than 'smart beta'

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
... course, they are also cheaper," Westaway told delegates at the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) conference in Melbourne. "Don't overweight your portfolios as if you know - stay diversified and stay the course," he said. Westaway said ...

Some auditors won't be counted

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
... 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 would be ...

Ex-drug dealers now hitting-up SMSFs: ACC

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... 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 fraud schemes ...

Industry urged to understand changes to transfer rules

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... 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 (with SMSFs) to ...

Broken 'contribs law' needs fixing: SPAA

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... 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 cases where people ...