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Uni to offer SMSF degree

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2008
... develop courses with a view to have those completed by the end of the year," said Andrea Slattery, SMSF Professionals Association of Australia (SPAA) chief executive. "This will be on top of the 50 to 60 organisations that deliver education to the market ...

ASIC zones in on accountants pushing SMSFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2008
... DuPre, the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) adviser said. Speaking at the SMSF Professionals Association of Australia (SPAA) conference, DuPre said ASIC was concerned with the number of accountants that are advising trustees on ...

SPAA backs specialist audit

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2008
The Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF) Professionals Association of Australia is turning its attention to auditing practices, and will call on new legislation to recognise auditors accredited to work on SMSFs as specialist SMSF auditors. "We're applying ...

SMSFs on govt watch

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2008
Speaking at the Self-Managed Super Fund (SMSF) Professional Association of Australia (SPAA) conference, Nick Sherry, minister for superannuation and corporate law, said the government would be keeping a close eye on aggressive marketing campaigns targeting ...

FPA drafts practice principles

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2008
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has developed a set of Practice Standards for its members to ensure clients consistently receive appropriate advice. The FPA Professional Conduct Committee, financial planners and compliance specialists developed ...

PE must work on PR

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2008
... been completed and those benefits are evident." Katherine Woodthorpe, Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association chief executive, said the private equity industry had not handled media exposure well in the past. "From our perspective we ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2008
... down 110 points at 5334. In what looks to be a quiet news day locally, the Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association Australian releases its Performance of Construction Index for January, and the Housing Industry Association releases its ...

The looming inflationary upswing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
... five to 10 years just in new water sources for urban Australia," Ross Young executive officer of the Water Services Association Australia told Rural Press reporters in Canberra this week. Meanwhile Arab Business News has reported that Matthew Simmons ...

Good governance pays 18pc more

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
... exceptional corporate governance records generate returns 18 per cent higher than those with poor records, according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI). The study analysed 654 UK FTSE All-Share companies over four years to 2007 using data from ...

Govt creates super advisory

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
... time this week. The group is expected to meet every four months. The group includes Jo-Anne Bloch, Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive; John Maroney, Institute of Actuaries of Australia chief executive; Rosemary Vilgan, Qsuper chief ...