SPAA backs ASIC move to improve standard of advice – but says compensation warning ‘too simplistic’

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The SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA) has outlined its stance on the disclosure of SMSF risks in its submission to ASIC on Consultation Paper CP216. SPAA CEO Andrea Slattery

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Scrapping tax on pension earnings exceeding $100k gets tick from SPAA

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The SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA) yesterday welcomed the Coalition Government’s decisions to abandon the plan to tax earnings exceeding $100,000 from assets supporting self-funded pensions as well as

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SPAA gearing up for 2014 National Conference

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Planning is underway for the SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia’s (SPAA) National Conference to be held in Brisbane at the Convention & Exhibition Centre from 19 to 21 February 2014. Following on from

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SPAA welcomes commitment to leave super alone for 5 years

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The SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA) welcomes the announcement by the Treasurer Chris Bowen to commit to no major changes to superannuation tax policy for five years. SPAA chief

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Legislative gaps remain in SMSF sector, SPAA delegates told

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Some important  legislative changes for the self managed super fund sector were not implemented before Parliament rose, Peter Burgess, head of Policy & Technical, AMP SMSF, told the SMSF Professionals’

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Macquarie and SPAA study breaks down the stereotypes of SMSFs investors

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The profile of self managed super fund (SMSF) investors is dramatically evolving, which means SMSF professionals need to quickly adapt their advice models to meet the different needs of this

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ATO monitoring highlights need for SMSFs to get quality advice

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The need for trustees of self managed super funds (SMSFs) to get professional advice has never been more important following the announcement by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to increase

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