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ATO shifts gears on SMSF regos

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
... contribution... it could lead to significant excess with the brought forward rule," said Peter Burgess, Technical Director, SPAA. There has been much debate around excess contribution, too, with some uncertainty as to what classifies as a concessional ...

SMSFs to hedge more against longevity risk

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
... outcomes. It increases confidence and you could still get equity returns," he said. Robertson was speaking at the annual SPAA conference in Brisbane.

Spot the bubble before they burst

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
... financial adviser, but long and painful losses on any bubbles are avoidable with the right frameworks in place. Speaking at the SPAA conference, Tim Farrelly, principal at Farrelly's said that 'bubbles at their peak are absolutely identifiable' using ...

SPAA to lift professional standards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
... More than 1,100 delegates are in Brisbane this week to attend the annual Self Managed Super Fund Professional's Association (SPAA) conference, a record turnout that highlights the growing importance of SMSFs in financial services. In his keynote address ...

Low contrib caps slam brakes on SMSFs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
... superannuation pool last year if the caps were less restrictive. Research by the SMSF Professional' Association of Australia Limited (SPAA), together with Russell Investments, found that around half of SMSF trustees would have contributed extra, on top ...

Self-directed investors challenge industry giants

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2011
... among other things. Andrea Slattery, chief executive of the Self-Managed Super Funds Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA), predict more investors will take the self-directed route in the future. "People [product providers] need to understand ...

Busy year ahead for industry groups

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
... negotiate draft legislation early this year. Meanwhile, Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) will primarily focus on FoFA's stance on the accountants' exemption, that is, the issue of the required registration for financial ...

Industry assoc review goals and growth

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2010
From ASFA to AIST and SPAA, FPA to the AFA - there are more than 40 associations representing the financial services sector, prompting industry professionals to question the need for multiple associations, and whether mergers should be on the cards. ...

MLC appoints dream team in tech services

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2010
... services at Macquarie Bank. His most recent role is as a principal of Plaza Financial in Sydney. Hogan remains a director of SPAA (Self Managed Superannuation Funds Professionals Association) and a lecturer with the University of Adelaide. Formerly technical ...

Shorten takes on superannuation portfolio

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
... services from late 2007 and for Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction from early 2009. Industry associations ASFA, AIST, Finsia and SPAA have welcomed Shorten's appointment. "It's great to see a minister who is so familiar with superannuation, having served ...