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Member direct investment needs work

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... "That's disrupting their investment process. It's a really inconvenient way for members to experience the value." SMSF Association director technical and professional standards, Graeme Colley, said there was room for education in member direct investment ...

Accountants nearing SMSF exemption deadline

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
... continue providing advice on establishing and winding up self-managed super funds after 1 July 2016. According to SMSF Association head of education services Liz Ward, some accountants are unaware of the preparation involved in meeting this deadline. ...

SMSF Association appoints independent director

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
... financial officer at Defence Health, Cath Mulcare, has been appointed as an independent board director for the SMSF Association. Mulcare has been the chief financial officer at Defence Health since September 2011, and has worked across a range of industries. ...

Industry giants ramp up adviser ethics training

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
... Investment Commission (ASIC), Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), Financial Planning Association (FPA), SMSF Association, Financial Services Council (FSC) and the Australian Bankers' Association (ABA). It is governed by The Banking and Finance Oath ...

Gen Y can drive SMSF growth

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
SMSF Association chief executive Andrea Slattery sees a growth opportunity for financial advisers by delivering holistic services to increasing SMSF interest among Generation Y clients. Research commissioned by the SMSF Association and nabtrade shows ...

SMSF Association launches accreditation

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
The SMSF Association has launched an accreditation program for financial services workers willing to know the basics of self-managed super funds (SMSFs). The SMSF Practitioner (SSP) program is a practical, foundation-based SMSF designation aimed at ...

Ipac head of technical services joins Perpetual

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
... Diploma of Superannuation Management from Macquarie University. He has been an SMSF specialist adviser for the SMSF Association since 2006 and is a founding member of the ASFA 300 (SMSFs) unit committee.

SMSF direct property investment jumps 60pct

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015
... residential property via limited recourse borrowing arrangements (LRBAs) is helping to fuel the housing bubble, SMSF Association technical and professional standards director Graeme Colley said it is misleading to use these figures to conclude that SMSF ...

SMSFs gear up for advice

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2015
... achieving their desired retirement income than non-trustees, according to research commissioned by nabtrade and the SMSF Association. The research says about 53% of SMSF trustees are more likely to be receiving financial advice than non-trustees (about ...

MAX Award winners named

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015
... - ANZ, Australian Ethical Super, RARE Infrastructure, SSGA Public Relations Campaign of the Year Shed Media - SMSF Association Finalists - 64 Media, First Degree PR, Honner Media, Pritchett Partners Video Campaign of the Year AMP - Oliver's Insights ...