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SPAA welcomes Gov's tick of approval

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
... Professionals' of Australia (SPAA) has always been about raising the bar to the highest possible standards for auditors in the SMSF sector, and the government clearly agrees, said Andrea Slattery, SPAA chief executive. Under a new government SMSF auditing ...

Brett Kenny joins SPAA board

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
... fund sector. SPAA CEO Andrea Slattery welcomes Kenny to the SPAA board, and expects his work and experience in the SMSF sector to provide invaluable support to their members. "Our sector has witnessed a lot of regulatory changes this year, with many ...

Flexibility not returns, drive SMSFs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
... more often than three monthly," noted the RWA report. While the wealth sector has major ambitions for penetrating the SMSF sector, Rice said SMSF trustees were ambivalent about using advisers while no link was found between SMSF returns and their use ...

Investors more satisfied with SMSF than pooled funds

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
... funds. "With growing competition between the industry and retail funds for market share and the rapid expansion of the SMSF sector, satisfaction with financial performance is increasingly a factor that fund managers should be taking notice of," Morris ...

SMSF members still happiest

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... that with growing competition between the industry and retail funds for market share and the rapid expansion of the SMSF sector, satisfaction with financial performance will become an even stronger factor for disgruntled fund members. While there is ...

Mortgage brokers told to target SMSFs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
... property, noted analysis of the sector by Rainmaker that was released earelier this year. Lee said the growth in the SMSF sector creates significant opportunities for brokers to specialise and to strengthen their SMSF client relationships. "There is ...

AMP Capital chases Asian growth

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
... said any additional acquisitions would be at the small end of the scale. "We're keen to expand our exposure to the SMSF sector and we may look at something there to build up our scale quickly and take advantage of the enormous growth and opportunity ...

Super concession cuts ignite SMSF debate

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
... specifically for tax concessional treatment is false and that there is no distinction between the APRA regulated sector and SMSF sector in relation to how assets and investments are held for tax and capital gains tax reasons. SPAA national technical ...

Polarisation of super dubbed "shocking" by UK manager

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
... interesting. "But I can't imagine that was in the mind of the architects of your system." McFarlane said that with the SMSF sector likely to continue its growth, simple and believable investment messages will be key, particularly in capturing a share ...

AMP updates Ascend SMSF

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012
... Australian Money Market term deposit service. "Ascend SMSF recognises the growing role of financial planners in the SMSF sector by providing a high level of support to deliver high quality solutions to SMSF customers. "The new service offers more features ...