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Former SMSF Association chief joins CEFC board

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018
... Reed. Slattery has more than 25 years of experience in financial services and superannuation, having led the SMSF Association from 2003 until she stepped down in February last year. At the time, Slattery said she intended to develop her non-executive ...

FS has you covered in 2017

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
... European elections; central bank policy; commodity and property prices; and the outlook for China and Australia. SMSF Association National Conference More than 1300 financial advisers and self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) trustees attended the ...

ATO affirms SMSF event-based reporting rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017
... administrative ease and efficiency with the increased need for transparency across the superannuation system." SMSF Association chief executive John Maroney welcomed the proposal at the time, saying with the introduction of the transfer balance cap ...

Transfer balance cap reforms could hurt grieving SMSFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2017
The SMSF Association is urging self-managed superannuation fund members to seek financial advice as to how the transfer balance cap may impact their pension in the event of their spouse's death. SMSFA head of technical Peter Hogan said under the new ...

Members better off with equal representation: AIST

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... governance framework, AIST launched a governance code mandatory for member funds from 1 July 2018. Separately, SMSF Association chief John Maroney recently told a Senate Committee employees have the fundamental right to choose their own super fund - ...

More time needed for TBAR transition: SMSFA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
The SMSF Association is calling on the Australian Taxation Office to give SMSF trustees more time to adjust to the new Transfer Balance Account Report requirements, echoing member sentiment. In its submission to the ATO's Transfer Balance Cap and SMSF ...

Lower returns but higher balances for SMSFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
... retirement goals with the amount needed to afford a comfortable retirement jumping 17%. Latest research from the SMSF Association and Accurium demonstrates that a 65-year old SMSF couple now requires $824,000 - up from $702,000 - to afford a comfortable ...

Hands off super: SMSFA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2017
... changes to taxation settings, to allow members to have confidence in the system and make long-term savings plans," SMSF Association chief executive John Maroney said. "To achieve this critical outcome for the system, it's imperative for the Government ...

SMSFA supports quarterly reporting proposal

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2017
... option as part of a position paper on event-based reporting for the transfer balance cap has been endorsed by the SMSF Association. SMSF Association (SMSFA) chief executive John Maroney says event-based reporting, which is needed to implement the Government's ...

Melbourne to host SMSF expo

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
... setting up an SMSF will have the chance to meet superannuation service providers, trustees and industry experts. SMSF Association chief executive John Maroney said the expo is an exciting concept, especially as more people will opt for an SMSF as their ...