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SMSFs beat the market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
... gross loss of 11.6 per cent and a net loss of 13.7 per cent between July 2007 and June 2008. Speaking at the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) conference in Adelaide, he said SMSFs had performed "quite well" against the S&P/ASX100 and ...

ATO targets early access and in-house rules

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2009
... compliance activities to ensure self managed super fund (SMSF) trustees don't break the law. Speaking at the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) conference yesterday in Adelaide, ATO commissioner, Michael D'Ascenzo, said maintaining compliance ...

SPAA reloads for 2009

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2009
... is also under review. Colley said SPAA is assessing how effective an online advertising campaign would be to SMSF professionals. "A key criticisms of the [previous] ad campaign was that it didn't receive wide enough publicity so we're looking at doing ...

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.