The values that SPAA espouses

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With our national conference behind us, and as a 2014 unfolds amid several inquiries critical to our industry, I thought it was an important time to remind members of the

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SPAA says competency test for trustees ‘elitist’

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The notion that SMSF trustees should have a “competency test” as suggested by the visiting European financial literacy specialist Robert Holzmann has been rejected by the SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia

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Are all deeds the same, or simply ‘fungibles’?

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… A vanilla unit trust deed may not be the best form of a deed for SMSF investments All deeds are not the same.  A deed to establish a discretionary

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ANZ to launch digital Self-Managed Super Fund

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ANZ to sell Super Concepts to Super IQ as part of strategic partnership ANZ yesterday announced the launch of its new digital solution for Self-Managed Superannuation Funds (SMSF) as a further

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Accountants and planners cement relationships

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A higher number of accountants who are not accredited to provide investment advice have been referring their self managed super fund (SMSF) clients to one rather than several financial planners

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Wealthtrac SMSF builds pace with launch of mobile app

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Cloud-based SMSF solution now offering market leading mobile technology Independent wealth product distributor Wealthtrac, has launched a mobile application that is designed to deliver news and information to anyone interested

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Keep SMSF property investment in perspective, says SPAA

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The role that self managed super funds (SMSFs) are playing in the current surge in residential property prices needs to be kept in perspective, says Graeme Colley, Director Technical and Professional Standards, of

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Xpress Super gets thumbs up from Survey

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The decision by the specialist self-managed super fund (SMSF) administrator SuperGuardian to introduce the low-cost option Xpress Super has been strongly endorsed by the 2013 Smart Investor Administrator Survey. Xpress Super,

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AMP picks up four awards at CoreData SMSF Awards

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AMP has won four awards at the inaugural CoreData Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF) Service Provider Awards, recognising SMSF service providers that have shown their value to both SMSF trustees

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SMSF investors leading the way offshore with stock analysis: Skaffold

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35% of Skaffold members have SMSF; More likely to seek offshore investments SMSF Trustees, who now control the single largest pool of superannuation assets in Australia, are increasingly utilising advanced

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