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Tax concession debate "simplistic": SMSF Association

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2015
The SMSF Association's chief executive and managing director Andrea Slattery has called for a more informed debate about the cost of super tax concessions. In a strongly worded media release, Slattery branded the current debate as "misinformed, simplistic ...

Tightening of super tax concessions far from guaranteed

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
... statement is part of the charter of budget honesty. It is not a document about policy message," he said at the SMSF Association National Conference in Melbourne. "Just because there is large area of expenditure does not mean the government is going to ...

Details of new SMSF accreditation revealed

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2015
The SMSF Association has unveiled details of its new SMSF Certified Practitioner accreditation. The new certificate is designed as a stepping stone for associates to build their knowledge prior to attaining the industry body's existing SMSF Specialist ...

Super is working but can be improved: Ripoll

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015
... be addressed, Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bernie Ripoll said. In a speech at the SMSF Association National Conference, Ripoll said the fact that the $1.9 trillion retirement savings pool is the largest in the world per capita ...

Brady Bunch as useful as market commentary: Shane Oliver

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
... economists would say more is better, that more information results in better market efficiency," Oliver said at the SMSF Association National Conference in Melbourne. "News is getting quickly absorbed by markets, there is no longer any lag. The trouble ...

SMSFs attract too much criticism

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
... technical Peter Burgess, who set out to dispel some of the charges made against SMSFs in a presentation at the SMSF Association National Conference. Burgess opened his presentation by praising SMSF professionals for quietly getting on with business in ...

Pro-active, timely responses avoid SMSF penalties

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
... "Ignoring the ATO and hoping the problem will go away is the worst thing to do," Aisbett told delegates at the SMSF Association National Conference in Melbourne. "Trustees who refuse to accept the notice and make an offer as to how to fix the breach ...

Government urged to leave super taxation alone

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
... taxation within superannuation would undermine confidence in the country's retirement savings system, according to SMSF Association patron Sir Anthony Mason. Addressing delegates at the SMSF Association's National Conference in Melbourne, the former ...

SMSF Association introduces new accreditation

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
The SMSF Association has introduced a number of new initiatives for 2015 at its annual conference in Melbourne. The first of four new initiatives is the introduction of a self-managed super fund (SMSF) Certified Practitioner accreditation designed as ...

Embrace client interests or wither on the vine, advisers told

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
... Quantum Financial Services principle and head of strategy Tim Mackay, who made the comments at the opening of the SMSF Association National Conference in Melbourne. "This won't be popular with everyone in the room but we supported FoFA and we supported ...