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SMSF contributions down 25%, AMP survey finds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2013
... that SMSFs were allocating 2.64% more to fixed income products and 2.74% less to cash. AMP SMSF Administration Head of Technical Services Philip LaGreca said of this shift from cash to fixed income: "The timing of these investments was heavily influenced ...

Accountants expected to flood advice space

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2013

Investment bonds a low-tax alternative to super: IOOF

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013

Advisers warned: take sequencing risk seriously

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013
... University and partner at Drew, Walk & Co. Speaking at the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) State Technical Conference, Professor Drew said that in order to avoid the pitfalls of sequencing risk, advisers need to shift their emphasis ...

No more SMSF tax loopholes for excess concessional contributions

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
... contributions (ECCs) to avoid paying the highest rate of tax on their income, according to AMP SMSF's head of policy and technical Peter Burgess. Speaking at the SPAA State Technical Conference in Sydney on Tuesday, to an audience predominantly comprised ...

SMSFs lose majority of cases against ATO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
... Australian Tax Office, according to David Hughes, a partner at law firm Small Myers Hughes. Speaking at the SPAA State Technical Conference in Sydney yesterday, Hughes said that of the 32 cases he looked at - largely involving excess contributions tax ...

Beazley appoints former TAL BDM

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
... board, and believe he will make a significant contribution to the life, accident & health team through his wealth of technical expertise and experience in group life, accident and health, and enterprise bargaining agreement markets in Australia," Beazley ...

FPA granting consumers inside access to funds management industry

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
... opening plenary, planners may also take their clients through the main exhibition hall and talk them through the more technical aspects of the planning process, and the value placed on continuing professional development. "We want to demystify the financial ...

Self-education cap "short sighted": SPAA

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
... that the $2000 cap is totally inappropriate and misunderstands the costs of professionalism," SPAA senior manager of technical and policy Jordan George said. "What has to be remembered is that gaining a qualification doesn't end the education process ...

SMSF 'Boost Camp' 2013 gets underway July 23

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
Sydney will host the first day of the 2013 SPAA State Technical 'Boost Camp' Series on Tuesday 23 July, at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre in Darling Harbour. The event, organised by the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) ...