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Count and SPAA partner to provide SMSF training

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
... as well as access to the organisation's training and education through webinars and conferences. "Both professional standards and advocacy will be critical over the coming years as we continue to see the sector evolve," Count chief executive David Lane ...

Certified financial planners report higher profitability

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
... representing 120,117 financial advisers and 11,568 CFP. "This is good news for the institutions who support higher professional standards within their financial planning operations," Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Mark Rantall said. ...

FoFA changes delay tax-deductible advice: Ripoll

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014
... Superannuation Bernie Ripoll told Financial Standard. Ripoll argued that the draft FoFA amendments were lowering the professional standards of the financial services industry, which in turn has delayed the implementation of tax-deductible advice. "We ...

Sinodinos defends "speedy" FoFA legislation

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014
... Standard that he was concerned the proposed changes may result in reduced consumer protection and a decline in professional standards. Further, Sinodinos expressed concern over Australians' access to financial advice. "There are too many Australians ...

FoFA reforms put professional standards at risk: Ripoll

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
... regime as outlined by the government yesterday may result in reduced consumer protection and a decline in professional standards. Speaking to Financial Standard, Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bernie Ripoll said that it would ...

75,000 SMSFs non-compliant: ATO

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
... misuse of the fund." The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA)'s director of technical and professional standards Graeme Colley said that most compliance breaches happen when trustees use the money in their SMSF to pay for personal loans ...

Abbott sticks to his promise on SMSF regulation

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
... told Financial Standard. The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) director of Technical and Professional Standards Graeme Colley said that the role that SMSFs are playing in the current surge in residential property prices needs to be ...

ECT relief should apply to non-concessional contributions: SPAA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
... available to members who breach their non-concessional cap are grossly inadequate." SPAA Director Technical and Professional Standards Graeme Colley said the 93% figure is reached by doubling the top rate of 46.5%. He said excess non-concessional contributions ...

Super tax concession policy 'fatally flawed': SPAA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
... gained from earnings of superannuation investments and from withdrawals. SPAA's director of technical and professional standards Graeme Colley said there are two things stopping the government from taking a longer term, more comprehensive view. The first ...

Government agrees to 12-month TASA exemption

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
... consumers confidence that tax advice they receive from financial advisers is provided according to the highest professional standards," assistant treasurer David Bradbury said. The coalition will support the legislation and shadow minister for Financial ...