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SPAA calls for reduction in SMSF levy

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2014
The Australian Taxation Office's (ATOs) 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 ...

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
Financial planners still have a long way to go to meet the needs of self-managed super 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 ...

Consumers safe under FoFA changes: former judge

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014
The best interests of consumers are not under threat from the Government's proposed changes to the Future of Financial Advice Reforms (FoFA), according to SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) patron Sir Anthony Mason. In his opening address ...

Praemium launches SMSF functionality

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2014
... within Praemium software, obviating the need for data exports," he said. The software will be unveiled at the SMSF Professional Association of Australia (SPAA) national conference in Brisbane.

SPAA appoints COO with Olympic experience

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) has appointed Jacqui Murdoch as its chief operating officer (COO) effective immediately. Murdoch established a management consultant company in 2006 that has won global contracts with the London ...

SPAA urges concessional cap rethink

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
The SMSF Professionals Association of Australia (SPAA) has called for a higher concessional cap and the accurate costing of superannuation taxation concessions in its submission to the federal government's May budget. SPAA also wants the government ...

SMSFs poised to boost infrastructure investing

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2014
Improving self-managed super funds' (SMSFs) access to infrastructure investments could completely change the funding of infrastructure projects in Australia. SMSF's direct access to this asset class has traditionally been extremely limited due to the ...

Charterhill assets frozen

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
The Federal Court in Adelaide froze all assets owned by the founders of the Charterhill group, following an application from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The Charterhill group specialises in assisting clients to invest ...

ATO figures nail in coffin for SMSF critics: SPAA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014
Pension withdrawal trends demonstrate that self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees are using their funds responsibly, according to the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA). According to Australian Tax Office figures, in the 2011-12 financial ...