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SPAA appoints COO with Olympic experience

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) has appointed Jacqui Murdoch as its chief operating officer (COO) effective immediately. Murdoch established a management consultant company in 2006 that has won global contracts with the London ...

SPAA urges concessional cap rethink

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
The SMSF Professionals Association of Australia (SPAA) has called for a higher concessional cap and the accurate costing of superannuation taxation concessions in its submission to the federal government's May budget. SPAA also wants the government ...

Bowen's FoFA fears "complete rubbish": AFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has slammed comments by Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen that proposed amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) regulation may make Storm or Trio Capital cases "more likely" as "complete rubbish." "The ...

CSIRO to study super spending habits

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
... industry since we launched in September last year with several industry bodies and funds coming on board including Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia, Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, Financial Services Council and Challenger ...

SMSFs poised to boost infrastructure investing

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2014
... investors. In a recent submission to the Productivity Commission Public Infrastructure inquiry, the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) listed the advantages of SMSFs funding Australian infrastructure. "SMSF investment in infrastructure ...

AFA to lobby on FoFA through grassroots campaign

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2014
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is calling on members to lobby their local representative on the organisation's position around the amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation. "We are calling on our members to support ...

Compensation opposed for SMSFs: SPAA

HARRY PAGE  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014
The SMSFs Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) has supported the government's stance to oppose any form of compensation scheme for self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs). In response to a statement made by the Assistant Treasurer Arthur ...

ASFA calls for clarity on retirement income review

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has called on the government to provide a clear timetable and terms of reference for its review of retirement income stream regulations, including the tax treatment of deferred lifetime annuities ...

FoFA reforms put professional standards at risk: Ripoll

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
... the Fee Disclosure Statement process is streamlined for the benefit of planners and the end consumer alike." The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief executive Brad Fox said that "at first glance it appears that these changes are in line with ...

The AFA develops social media simulator

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has developed a simulator to help advisers determine the best social media strategy for their client base. The simulator is an interactive tool developed using the 'Connecting with Client' report from August ...