David Sharpe takes up FPA chair role

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FPA board member and deputy chair David Sharpe CFP® will become chair of the FPA on 1 May 2022, taking over from Marisa Broome CFP® who has been chair since... Read more continue reading

Technological change will benefit SMSF trustees, but caution needed

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The SMSF sector will benefit from technology advances, but it will be evolutionary, not revolutionary, SMSF Association CEO John Maroney told the ‘Thought Leadership Breakfast’ that kick started the Association’s... Read more continue reading

SMSF Association collaborates on improving rollover standards

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When requesting rollovers from APRA regulated funds, be prepared to provide further SMSF bank account documentation, was a key message delivered by the SMSF Association’s Deputy CEO/Director of Policy &... Read more continue reading

Bipartisan support needed as NALE rules lambasted

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Addressing the 2022 SMSF Association National Conference, which kicked off at the Adelaide Convention Centre this morning, SMSF Association’s Deputy CEO/Director of Policy & Education, Peter Burgess has taken aim... Read more continue reading

SMSF Association National Conference demonstrates appetite for return to major live events

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SMSF Association CEO John Maroney and Association Chair Scott Hay-Bartlem warmly welcomed a strong delegation of over 950 multidisciplinary SMSF professionals from across the country at the opening of the... Read more continue reading

Star SMSF Specialists celebrated as 18th National Conference commences

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The SMSF Association 18th Annual National Conference opened this evening with the SMSF Association Fellows Function, recognising the crucial role the 83 SMSF Association Fellows played through the pandemic and the importance... Read more continue reading

CSLR – is the cure worse than the disease?

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The Government’s decision not to give the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) a ‘swift passage’ through Parliament should give Canberra pause for thought, according to The Advisers Association (TAA). “At... Read more continue reading

Best practice advice top of SMSF mindset as heavyweights join the SMSF Association National Conference

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The demand for retirement advice overshadows most other areas of financial advice, but the costs, complexity, and lack of adviser tools often drive advisers away. If the need to evolve... Read more continue reading

It’s back! ANZIIF announce return of Australian Insurance Industry Awards in Sydney

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ANZIIF is delighted to announce the return of the Australian Insurance Industry Awards for 2022, which will be hosted ‘in person’ for the first time since 2019. The awards will... Read more continue reading

Small wins in this year’s Federal Budget

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The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has described this year’s Federal Budget as reasonably positive for financial planners. “There are no major changes for financial planners or their clients,... Read more continue reading