Two SMSF specialists join SMSF Association Board

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The SMSF Association has appointed two long-standing specialist members to its Board from 1 June. They are Tracey Scotchbrook, Vice Chair of the West Australian Local Community, and Michael Houlihan,

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Andrea Slattery stepping down from SMSF Association board

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Andrea Slattery has announced she is stepping down as a non-executive director from the SMSF Association board, effective from 18 April. Slattery was Managing Director and CEO when she resigned

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SMSFs, super industry need access to better data

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There was an urgent need for better data, not only for the self-managed super fund (SMSF) sector but right across the superannuation industry, SMSF Association Chair Professor Deborah Ralston has

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Small business owners alerted to ALP franking credit proposal

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The Alliance for a Fairer Retirement System and the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA) are working together to highlight concerns about the Labor Party’s proposal to disallow refunds

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Liam Shorte brings practical knowledge to SMSF Association board

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The SMSF Association has appointed Liam Shorte, an SMSF Specialist Advisor™ and Financial Planner with his firm Verante Financial Planning, to its Board. Shorte, who has chaired the Association’s NSW

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The Alliance for a Fairer Retirement System highlights the impact on small business owners of the ALP’s proposal to disallow franking credit refunds and welcomes three new national associations as members

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The recently formed Alliance for a Fairer Retirement System highlights the risks facing thousands of small business owners from Labor’s proposal to disallow cash franking credit refunds. Earlier this week,

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New Alliance wants fairer retirement outcomes for all Australians

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Several associations have formed the “Alliance for a Fairer Retirement System” to explore options to fix problems with the existing superannuation taxation, Age Pension means testing and broader retirement income

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Professor Ralston appointed to chair SMSF Association

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The SMSF Association has announced the appointment of Professor Deborah Ralston as its new chairperson, effective from the end of this year’s National Conference. Prof Ralston, who joined the board

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Prominent academic joins SMSF Association board

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The SMSF Association is pleased to announce the appointment of a prominent academic with specialist knowledge of financial services and superannuation to its board of directors. Professor Deborah Ralston, who

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ANZ Wealth joins Monash-CSIRO Super Research Cluster

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The pre-eminent retirement incomes research organisation, the CSIRO-Monash University Superannuation Cluster, has secured another significant private sector backer with the decision by ANZ Wealth to join its ranks. ANZ Wealth

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