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Retirement income review must focus on women: KPMG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2020
... Association used its submission to label self-managed super funds the "pioneer group" for the retirement income system; with SMSFA chief executive John Maroney convinced SMSFs can help the review focus its efforts on the retirement phase. Maroney pointed ...

SMSFA chief slams regulators, FASEA

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
... sheet published and distributed to SMSF trustees last year. During a speech at a Pritchitt Partners event in Sydney, the SMSFA chief also took aim at FASEA and the ATO. Maroney said the figures used in ASIC's SMSF report were of great concern. "We ...

SMSFA slams limited licensing

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2020
... phased out in favour of a customer-centric framework designed to raise standards and close gaps in advice. According to SMSFA chief executive John Maroney, the limited licensing system is "defunct" and requires an overhaul to raise standards and close ...

Ralston dumps director roles

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
... appointment on the retirement income review panel, Deborah Ralston has formally stepped down from the SMSF Association (SMSFA) and Alliance for a Fairer Retirement System. Previously the chair of the SMSFA and Alliance for a Fairer Retirement System ...

Association policy lead to join Treasury

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2019
... with Federal Treasury. Jordan George has been the head of policy at the SMSF Association for seven and a half years. The SMSFA confirmed to Financial Standard that George will step into the role of senior adviser, retirement income policy division at ...

FASEA approves association designations

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
... approved coursework from the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and the Self-Managed Superannuation Fund Association (SMSFA) as part of its education standards for financial advisers. Advisers who completed the AFA's Fellow Chartered Financial Practitioner ...

PYSP puts SMSFs at risk

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2019
... specifically directs otherwise. The association is warning members to indicate their desire to opt-in to remain covered. SMSFA chief executive John Maroney warned SMSF members of the significance of losing access to life insurance those with insurance ...

Two new faces join SMSF Association board

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
... the peak body for the SMSF sector, and to have that contribution acknowledged in this way is extremely satisfying." The SMSFA attracted a strong field of almost 30 candidates, demonstrating the association's members are dedicated to both the organisation ...

Former Labor MP joins SMSFA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019
... Parliamentary Secretary was appointed to the board of the Self-Managed Super Fund Association. Bernie Ripoll has joined the SMSFA board, in a move described by chair Deborah Ralston as "invaluable" to the ongoing evolution of superannuation policy. "His ...

Federal Budget: Industry responds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2019
... also welcomed the Government's increase of the work test age - despite the work test not being removed entirely as the SMSFA suggested - noting the association's policy position was to support greater flexibility for making contributions to superannuation. ...