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ECT relief should apply to non-concessional contributions: SPAA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
... contributions tax (ECT) should be extended to include non-concessional contributions, according to SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) chief executive Andrea Slattery. Amendments to the Fairer Taxation of Excess Concessional Contributions ...

Platforms surpass pre-GFC levels

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
... financial services licence (AFSL) and joining TAL-backed dealer group Affinia. Edmondson was the winner of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) Adviser of the Year award in 2006 and has seen his role as licensee of Queensland-based Business & ...

But industry bodies see FoFA delay "unlikely"

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013
... grandfathering, clarified as soon as possible, but those provisions don't come in until July 2014," Rantall said. The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief operation officer Phil Anderson also said that "a change to the FoFA starting date is ...

Super tax concession policy 'fatally flawed': SPAA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) chief executive Andrea Slattery has said current methodology used to measure superannuation tax concessions is "fatally flawed", as it does not take the entire retirement system into account. She ...

Labor completes super agenda with passage of four bills

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
... director voting, and clarifies the definition of 'superannuation contribution' to include defined benefits. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Pauline Vamos has called for co-operation and pragmatism in the implementation ...

Government agrees to 12-month TASA exemption

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
... this actual legislation," Cormann said. The financial services industry welcomed the Government's decision. The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief executive Brad Fox said that "the delay in implementation is essential given the regulatory ...

AFA Inspire initiative launched in Sydney

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) formally launched its Inspire initiative to provide a network and professional community for women in the financial advice industry at an event in Sydney last night. The initiative is aimed not only at financial ...

Industry "disappointed" at PJC recommendation

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
... point everybody is listening," Rantall said. "But it looks like the legislation will pass unamended," he added. The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief operation officer Phil Anderson said also said that the organisation is disappointed that ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
... lack of much hard news driving the market. But support came from the push to a seven-year high in the National Association of Home Builders's builder confidence index. The index hit 52, topping 50 for the first time since April 2006, with builders calling ...

SPAA CEO appointed to board

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) has appointed Andrea Slattery as managing director on the association's board. "Andrea has been a magnificent contributor to SPAA as a founder and CEO, and the board now firmly believes the time ...