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Delay in SG rise 'disappointing', says industry

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014
... retirement." Representing the self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) sector, the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) also expressed disappointed, with senior manager, technical & policy Jordan George saying: "This is important to ensure ...

SPAA launches online CPD tool

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014
The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) has launched an online tool compliant with the continuing professional development (CPD) program. The CPD Compass tool is an online questionnaire available to the association's members and designed ...

SMSFs want access to infrastructure and corporate bonds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2014
... and corporate bonds more accessible to self-managed super funds (SMSFs), the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) has argued. SMSFs currently invest heavily in cash and Australian equities, but hold very little in middle ground assets ...

Viable SMSF size underestimated

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
... performance averages. The same is true of large superannuation funds" said SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) director of technical and professional standards Graeme Colley. "In general, the ATO data tells us that SMSFs tend to have ...

SPAA and Macquarie to investigate SMSFs

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) and Macquarie will investigate SMSF business models in a newly launched survey that is targeting financial advisers, accountants, administrators and stockbrokers. The findings of the survey will ...

Count and SPAA partner to provide SMSF training

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
Count Financial and the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) have partnered to provide self-managed super fund (SMSF) specialised training and education to Count members. Count is encouraging its advisers to join SPAA by offering them ...

Industry receives FoFA bill with mixed feelings

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
... payment of commissions on compulsory super including MySuper products." The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) was supportive of the amendments and its chief executive Andrea Slattery said that "the existing legislation had the potential ...

Advisers have to act in client's best interests: PM

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2014
... regulatory add-ons to define these obligations are "a classic case of regulatory overkill". Abbott's comments follow on from SPAA patron and former High Court judge Sir Anthony Mason who explained at SPAA's recent annual conference that under Common ...

Parliament passes more nuanced SMSF penalties

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... nuanced ways of dealing with problems, such as fines and mandatory training. The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australian (SPAA) welcomed the passage of the legislation, with chief executive Andrea Slattery commenting: "Our organisation supported ...

SPAA calls for reduction in SMSF levy

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2014
... superannuation funds (SMSFs) should be reduced in the May budget, according to the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA). SPAA's senior manager, technical and policy, Jordan George said that following the clearing of a backlog of tax amendments ...