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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. ...

Budget 2019-20: Social media reacts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... the #budget19 here: https://t.co/yKiCEzhH3K pic.twitter.com/dJoUFrq3FT - Industry Super (@IndustrySuper) April 2, 2019 The SMSFA breaks down the Budget in this video. Straight from the #Budget2019 lock up - @JGeorge_SMSF 's #SMSF Summary in under ...

SMSFA recognises member achievements

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
... final day of its national conference. SuperConcepts' executive manager of SMSF technical services Mark Ellem picked up the SMSFA CEO Award, for fostering the SMSF community and making an ongoing and active contribution to the association and its education ...

Super needs a clear objective: Cooper

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2019
... day of the Self-managed Super Fund Association's national conference in Melbourne this morning, the panel - which included SMSFA chair Deborah Ralston and BT Financial Group chief executive Brad Cooper - discussed the challenges and opportunities before ...

SMSFA turns up the heat on franking debate

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2019
... state or the money is frittered away on expensive cars. And that's frankly happening now." Following the panel session, SMSFA chief executive John Maroney said the peak SMSF advocacy body had been sure to weigh into the debate. "We believe this policy ...