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Act like a professional to be a professional: Slattery

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
... maintain the standards expected and demanded of professionals and to think otherwise is delusional. Opening the 2017 SMSF Association National Conference in Melbourne, chief executive Andrea Slattery challenged delegates to take control and be leaders ...

Distrust is super's biggest challenge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
... advice from an adviser or financial institution, nor sacrifice additional contributions. Speaking at the 2017 SMSF Association National Conference, Deloitte Digital chief executive Peter Williams said this is partly a result of superannuation funds not ...

Slattery steps down from SMSF Association

ALEX BURKE, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2017
SMSF Association chief executive Andrea Slattery announced her resignation today along with the appointment of her successor. Slattery has been chief executive of the SMSF Association, formerly the SMSF Professionals Association of Australia (SPAA) ...

Strong SMSFs bridging gender super gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
... and trustees of newly-established SMSFs has fallen from 59 to 48. Managing director and chief executive of the SMSF Association, Andrea Slattery, said this is indicative of a positive trend and called on SMSF specialists to recognise the opportunities ...

Slattery departs ICFS board

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016
SMSF Association managing director and chief executive, Andrea Slattery, stepped down from the board of the International Centre for Financial Services. Slattery has worked in the financial services industry for more than 25 years and spent 12 years ...

Reversionary pension and CGT changes supported

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016
... its advisers have considered at least one comment on the exposure draft legislation and modified its position. SMSF Association managing director Andrea Slattery said the new legislation is a step towards greater certainty for SMSF trustees and their ...

The $25 trillion decision US voters have to make

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
... trustees adhere to their long-term investment strategies and don't have a kneejerk reaction to the election," SMSF Association chief executive and managing director Andrea Slattery said. Head of Framlington Equities Asia (AXA IM), Mark Tinker, agrees. ...

SMSF trustees remain prudent investors

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016
... self-managed super are maintaining solid investment performance and managing portfolio diversification well. SMSF Association head of technical Peter Hogan said ATO statistics show that in four of the eight years from 2007 to 2014, SMSF returns outperformed ...

Reduced contribution cap hurts women, self-employed workers: SMSFA

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
SMSF Association chief executive Andrea Slattery said a reduced concessional contribution cap will disproportionately affect older workers, in particular women and those who are self-employed. Following the release of SMSF Association/Rice Warner research ...

Parliament goes to war on super

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2016
... would prevent 800,000 contractors, and non-unionised workers, getting the same deductions as everybody else." SMSF Association chief executive Andrea Slattery said Labor's suggested policy is a shift in the wrong direction for our super. She said the ...