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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 ...

Remove 10% rule for deductible contributions: SMSF Association

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
The SMSF Association has argued for the removal of the 10% rule for tax deductible voluntary contributions to allow all employees access to deductions to superannuation contributions. "Removing the 10% rule would alleviate the red-tape burden for businesses ...

SPAA rebrands as SMSF Association

ALEX GAMBOTTO-BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2015
The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) has renamed itself the SMSF Association. According to SMSF Association chief executive Andrea Slattery, the change occurred because the organisation needs to "[reflect] the importance of the SMSF ...

Tougher controls for SMSF collectibles

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
... cent of SMSF aggregrate assets, according to research by Rainmaker. Andrea Slattery, chief executive of the peak SMSF association SPAA said, "SPAA believes self managed super funds should have freedom of investment choice and, as such, we are pleased ...