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Govt move aids planners

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2009
... (ASFA), the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) and Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the SMSF Professionals Association of Australia (SPAA) also supported the move. "Self funded retirees have been amongst the hardest hit group ...

Investor knowledge fuels SMSF growth

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2009
The growth of SMSFs is holding steady amid the market downturn, according to the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA). SPAA chief executive Andrea Slattery, said the number of SMSFs established has remained constant between 2,500 to 3,000 ...

ATO launches auditor software

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2008
... Macintosh and Linux system compliant. The launch of this software follows a push from the Liberal Party and the SMSF Professionals Associations of Australia (SPAA) for accredited SMSF auditors. Chris Pearce, shadow minister for financial services, superannuation ...

SMSF industry needs official auditors: SPAA

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2008
... managed super fund (SMSF) industry highlights the importance of an accredited SMSF auditors, according to the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA). Chris Pearce, shadow minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law ...

Uni to offer SMSF degree

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2008
... universities to develop courses with a view to have those completed by the end of the year," said Andrea Slattery, SMSF Professionals Association of Australia (SPAA) chief executive. "This will be on top of the 50 to 60 organisations that deliver education ...

ASIC zones in on accountants pushing SMSFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2008
... accordingly, Louise DuPre, the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) adviser said. Speaking at the SMSF Professionals Association of Australia (SPAA) conference, DuPre said ASIC was concerned with the number of accountants that are advising ...

SMSFs under microscope

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2008
... responsibilities, and without appreciating the costs involved," he said. Sherry will address the matter at the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) national conference in March.

SMSFs keep portfolios unchanged

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2008
... managers scramble to reformulate their strategies amid the market turmoil, SMSFs are staying put, according to SMSF professionals. Graeme Colley, superannuation strategy manager at ING, said, "The asset allocations might move four or five points and ...

SMSFs lead charge

... about the options they have with their super," said Andrea Slattery, chief executive of the SMSF peak body, the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia Ltd (SPAA). She added that it is also all about control, where the statistics suggest future ...

BT appoints distribution head for SA and NT

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2007
... distribution for South Australia and the Northern Territory. Self-managed super fund (SMSF) specialist and SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) member Neil Sparks joins BT from his previous role as SA/NT regional sales manager with Australian ...