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Van Eyk enhances risk ratings

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
... before recommending a fund or product to clients at the Self Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) conference last week. He said financial planners should not simply rely on a strong or weak rating as a sole indicator on whether ...

SMSFs get "kick up the pants"

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2009
... minister for superannuation and corporate law, Senator Nick Sherry's speech at the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) conference on Friday, Andrea Slattery, SPAA chief executive, said she got the impression the SMSF industry is on its ...

SMSFs beat the market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
... 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 the ASX All Ordinaries indices ...

SPAA awards industry's best

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
The Self Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) recognised the best and brightest professionals in the sector with Jenny Power and Joanne Heighway winning the Chairman's Award and CEO Scholarship respectively. At the SPAA ...

ATO targets early access and in-house rules

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2009
... 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 across the SMSF sector ...

SPAA reloads for 2009

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2009
This year the Self Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) will get more involved in parliamentary inquiries, add more staff to provide a better service to members and change its advertising campaign. Speaking yesterday at ...

SPAA membership rises 50 pc

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2009
The Self Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) saw membership jump 50 per cent in a year as service providers seek greater professional recognition. Speaking at the SPAA conference in Adelaide, Graeme Colley, SPAA chair ...

Govt move aids planners

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2009
... 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 in the Australian community during ...

Investor knowledge fuels SMSF growth

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2009
... 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
... 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 and corporate ...