Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 121 - 130 of 152 results for "Andrea Slattery"

SPAA positive but fears bad practice post FOFA

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
... superannuation, may distort the market and encourage mis-selling practices by opportunistic intermediaries," said Andrea Slattery, chief executive of SPAA. That aside, SPAA generally welcomed the reforms with positive comments about the restricted scaled ...

Self-directed investors challenge industry giants

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2011
... funds contracting IT groups such as provisio and innergi to custom-design intra-fund advice, among other things. Andrea Slattery, chief executive of the Self-Managed Super Funds Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA), predict more investors will ...

Govt lays ground for Stronger Super

GOVT RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2011
... Michael O'Neill, 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 ...

Shorten unveils advisory panel

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2010
... Australia Rod Masson, National Director, Financial Sector Union Mark Rantall, CEO, Financial Planning Association Andrea Slattery, CEO, Self-Managed Superannuation Fund Professionals' Association of Australia

Shorten takes on superannuation portfolio

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
... the interests of the hundreds of thousands of Australians who choose to manage their own superannuation," said Andrea Slattery, chief executive of SPAA. There is speculation that if it wasn't for Shorten's role in the demise of former prime minister ...

SMSF advisers back FOFA call to upskill

SPAA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2010
... than 300 SMSF advisers including accountants, most are strongly supportive of raising professional standards. Andrea Slattery, SPAA chief executive, said advisers are throwing their weight behind raising adviser competency standards through the proposed ...

Art lobby wins fight to keep SMSFs art-friendly

SPAA MEDIA STATEMENT  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... trustees should be able to continue to choose these investments for their funds if they deem them appropriate," said Andrea Slattery, the association's chief executive. "As we have previously said, very few SMSFs hold artworks or other collectables and ...

More planners gain SMSF cred

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
... accreditation (SSAud) has seen a 330 per cent increase in auditors completing the accreditation. SPAA chief executive Andrea Slattery said SPAA will soon be releasing updated education standards as part of its specialist accreditation program. "These ...

APRA contacts funds on rollover fraud

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2010
... number of administration processes could be refined to stop fraudulent rollover requests. In November last year, Andrea Slattery, chief executive at SPAA, said creating a central national investigative authority where superannuation fraud information ...

Changes to borrowing brings peace of mind

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2010
... recourse borrowing arrangements will not face CGT 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 ...