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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 ...

Parliament passes more nuanced SMSF penalties

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... new rules give the ATO more 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 ...

SPAA calls for reduction in SMSF levy

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2014
... annual levy on self-managed 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 ...

SPAA announces new chair

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) has appointed Peter Crump as its new chair, replacing Andrew Hamilton. Crump has been on the SPAA board since 2010, and has been vice chairman for the past two years. A spokesperson for SPAA said ...

Planners not meeting SMSF trustee demands

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014
... fund (SMSF) trustees, a new report has shown. The research, conducted by CoreData and jointly issued by the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) and Russell Investments, found that SMSF trustees were sceptical about the value financial ...