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SMSFA hires technical head from MLC

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016
The SMSF Association has appointed one of its former directors from MLC to head up its technical team. Peter Hogan is leaving his role as national manager of SMSF advice at MLC Technical to return to the industry body he was a director of between 2004 ...

SMSFs granted ATO extension over LRBAs

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
... to ensure their Limited Recourse Borrowing Arrangements are "an arm's length" dealing has been welcomed by the SMSF Association. SMSF Association chief executive Andrea Slattery said the seven month extension to 31 January 2017 shows the Australian Taxation ...

SMSF Association partners with Morgans to raise standards

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
The SMSF Association has formed a new partnership with stockbroking and wealth management firm Morgans Financial to improve professional standards in the SMSF sector. The association and Morgans have committed to work together to provide a range of ...

SMSFA appoints academic to board

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
The SMSF Association has appointed an academic with specialist knowledge of financial services and superannuation to its board of directors. Professor Deborah Ralston, who was previously executive director of the Australian Centre for Financial Studies ...

SMSF Association implores Govt not to reduce contribution caps

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
... workers to make voluntary "catch-up payments" is critical to building adequate retirement savings, according to the SMSF Association. In a report developed jointly with Rice Warner and BGL Corporate Solutions, the SMSF Association highlights the prevalence ...

SMSFA collaborates for education program

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
The SMSF Association has partnered with the University of Adelaide to offer SMSF specialists across a range or professional disciplines an SMSF graduate certificate. The course will offer four subjects: SMSF best practice, understanding SMSF trustees ...

Super's objective needs to get personal

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... adequate levels of retirement income, relieving pressure on the Aged Pension and increasing national savings. The SMSF Association has backed the FSI's recommendation and chief executive Andrea Slattery said enshrining the objective of superannuation ...

Colley resigns from SMSF Association

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
The SMSF Association announced today that key industry figure Graeme Colley has resigned from his position as director of technical and professional standards. SMSF Association chief executive and managing director Andrea Slattery said Colley has been ...

SMSFA calls for concessional caps flexibility

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2016
The SMSF Association has called for changes to concessional caps to allow Australians to carry forward unused concessional contribution cap amounts and contribute to their superannuation when their circumstances allow. In its 2016 Budget submission ...

Kaplan and SMSFA launch postgrad qualification

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
... the addition of a graduate certificate in SMSFs. The qualification will be delivered in partnership with the SMSF Association. As part of the qualification, individuals will explore behavioural finance to better understand investment decision-making ...