Enhanced financial planners register seen favourably by SPAA

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SPAA is encouraged by the Government’s move to improve professional standards in the financial planning and retirement sectors, says the SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA) CEO Andrea Slattery. She

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SPAA backs FSI call to improve the quality of financial advice

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The SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA) strongly endorses the Financial System Inquiry’s call to improve the quality of financial advice. SPAA CEO Andrea Slattery says: “Raising professional standards across

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SPAA to show FSI why there should be no barriers to setting up an SMSF

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The SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA) will provide compelling evidence to the second round of the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) consultation as to why there should be no barriers

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Roy Morgan research shows SMSF members engaged with their super

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The SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA) welcomes the findings of the Roy Morgan Research ‘Superannuation Satisfaction’ report that found there is a higher level of satisfaction by SMSF members with

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SPAA welcomes Treasury’s draft regulations for tax advisors

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Treasury’s draft regulations specifying the registration requirements for tax (financial) advisors to register with the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) is a positive step for the advisory industry, says the SMSF

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Government’s FoFA statement positive step in the right direction: SPAA

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Finance Minister Senator Mathias Cormann’s statement on the Coalition Government’s FoFA amendments is a positive step in the right direction for the financial advice industry, says the SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia

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SPAA supports best interest ‘catch all’ removal, but general advice and conflicted remuneration remain a concern

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The SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA) strongly supports the catch-all provisions of the best interest duty recommendations by the Senate Economics Legislation Committee. But SPAA remains concerned by its decision to

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How trustees can get the best outcome before 30 June

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The end of the financial year is the time for SMSF trustees to focus on financial planning and strategy, particularly as it relates to superannuation. SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia

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Number of SMSF members tops one million

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It’s official. The numbers of SMSF members has now topped one million, according to the Australian Taxation Office’s March 2014 SMSF statistical report.  The report shows the number of SMSF

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ATO warning highlights need for specialist auditors

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The importance of the SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA) SMSF Specialist Auditor (SSAud) program has been highlighted by the warning by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) that it will

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