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Adviser appetite for infrastructure investments increasing

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014
... infrastructure and get a better outcome," Frankish said. In its submission to the Financial System Inquiry the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) has called for improved access for self-directed investors. It argues such a relationship ...

SPAA voices concern over conflicted remuneration

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2014
The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) expressed concern at the Senate Economics Committee decision to back the government's amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) law on conflicted remuneration. The organisation also said ...

Delay in SG rise 'disappointing', says industry

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014
... better standard of living in 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 ...

SPAA applauds tax changes to excess contributions

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014
... the policy will be settled following consultation with key stakeholders in the superannuation industry." The SMSF Professionals Association of Australia (SPAA) has lobbied the government to make this change, arguing that such contributions can attract ...

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
... direct investment in infrastructure 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 ...

Viable SMSF size underestimated

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
... be difficulties when you look at 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 ...

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
... minor and will still permit the 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 ...