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SMSF advisers back FOFA call to upskill

SPAA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2010
... while 6 out of 10 advisers agree SMSF auditors should be registered with ASIC, new research shows. According to the 2010 SPAA Technical Conference Advisor Survey, which surveyed more than 300 SMSF advisers including accountants, most are strongly supportive ...

Art lobby wins fight to keep SMSFs art-friendly

SPAA MEDIA STATEMENT  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... won't adopt the move to ban SMSFs from investing in 'collectables'. The leading industry body for self-managed super funds, SPAA said it welcomes the Government's endorsement of SPAA/Australian Artists Association policies for future SMSF art investments. ...

More planners gain SMSF cred

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
SPAA has recorded a 20 per cent jump in advisers seeking self managed super fund (SMSF) specialist accreditation as planners embrace higher professional standards to cater for the biggest sub-segment of the superannuation industry. The increased demand ...

APRA contacts funds on rollover fraud

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2010
... addresses and requests where two trustee names are listed in one document. The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) is well aware of this issue and has already recommended that a number of administration processes could be refined to stop ...

Cooper wants collectables banned from SMSFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2010
... involve special concessions from the tax system." Sharyn Long, chair at the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA), said the government should be wary of defining exotic investments. "We're concerned about the detail on that. The legislation ...

Industry prepares for new advice era

MICHELLE BALTAZAR AND RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2010
... transparency around how much is being paid for advice and whether that advice is conflicted or not. Industry bodies including IFSA, SPAA, ISN, FPA and the AFA have welcomed the reforms while financial planning groups MLC and AMP have voiced their support. ...

SPAA appoints Shirlow to board

SPAA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2010
The Self Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) has appointed Macquarie Bank executive director, David Shirlow, as a director of its board. At Macquarie, Shirlow assisted financial advisers with technical support through his ...

Changes to borrowing brings peace of mind

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2010
... Andrea Slattery, chief executive at the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia, welcomed the announcement. Slattery said SPAA had already lobbied the government for the changes a number of years ago. She said the proposed changes would mean trustees ...

SPAA names award winners

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2010
Philip Mason Cox, director at Hayes Knight Financial Planning and Shirley Schaefer, treasurer of SPAA's South Australian state chapter, were recognised at last night's SPAA awards. Brisbane-based, Mason Cox, received the Self Managed Super Fund Professionals' ...

KPMG sounds alarm on admin fraud

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2010
... minimise the risk of fraud, according to KPMG. Speaking at the Self Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA), Gary Gill, partner at KPMG, said the number of fraud cases over $100,000 had risen in the six months to December last ...