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Labor proposal targets low income earners: Association

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019
... wealthy but impacts low income earners instead. Deborah Ralston, spokesperson for the Alliance and chair of the SMSF Association, said the vast majority of people who will be affected by the proposed franking credit changes receive a refund of less than ...

Super, life risk face election test

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
... SMSFs may end up heavily impacted by Labor's proposals - such as the oft-discussed franking credits policy - SMSF Association chief executive John Maroney insists the association remains non-partisan. This is an abstract of a story first published in ...

Two new faces join SMSF Association board

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
The SMSF Association has added two self-managed super specialists to its board. Tracey Scotchbrook, vice chair of the West Australian Local Community, and Michael Houlihan, chair of the Victorian Local Community will join the board of the association. ...

Founder leaves SMSF Association

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
The inaugural chief executive and one of the founding members of the SMSF Association is leaving its board. Andrea Slattery has announced she is stepping down from her role as a non-executive director on the SMSF Association board, effective April 18. ...

Federal Budget: Industry responds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2019
... is necessary for the protection of consumers, but are concerned by how much it will cost," he said. Meanwhile, SMSF Association chief executive John Maroney praised the Government's light approach to super in this year's Budget. "Many SMSF trustees ...

Budget 2019-20: Social media reacts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... - @JGeorge_SMSF 's #SMSF Summary in under 2minutes. https://t.co/diKTFPLGyc pic.twitter.com/3KMajQn4JQ - SMSF Association (@SMSFassoc) April 2, 2019 The Governance Institute of Australia says a funding boost for the regulators will help restore some ...

Spousal top ups to beat super balance inequity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2019
... the introduction of a spousal rollover measure to help bridge the gender gap in superannuation balances. The SMSF Association said allowing individuals to rollover a portion of their super balance to their spouse would improve equalisation between couples ...

Former adviser steals $5m from clients

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
... adviser on 23 August 2016. He is listed as being a member of the Financial Planning Association of Australia, the SMSF Association and the Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia.

SMSF expert joins AMP board

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2019
Former SMSF Association chief executive Andrea Slattery is set to take a seat on AMP's board next month. Joining as a non-executive director, Slattery will begin her tenure at AMP on February 15. She left a non-executive director position at Centrepoint ...

SMSF returns not accurate in Productivity Commission report

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
... argued. These suggestions were included in the final report released earlier this month, and Class as well as the SMSF Association were acknowledged. Now Class says despite the modifications, the PC Report still has some errors in its methodology for ...