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Brett Kenny joins SPAA board

From SMSF Association

The SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA) today announced the appointment of Brett Kenny to the SPAA Board. He brings a wealth of experience as well as knowledge about the

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30 Nov 2012

Stop moving the superannuation goal posts: SMSF trustees

From Rice Warner Actuaries

Legislative change is the key risk to a comfortable retirement. That is the major finding from a comprehensive survey by Rice Warner Actuaries of members of the SMSF Professionals Association

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30 Nov 2012

SPAA overwhelmed by early conference registrations

From SMSF Association

The SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA) is poised to hold the largest and most successful national conference in its 10-year history. SPAA Technical Director Peter Burgess, who is overseeing

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26 Nov 2012

SPAA highlights borrowing risks for SMSFs

From SMSF Association

The SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA) has today issued a fact sheet highlighting the risks to SMSF trustees of entering into a limited recourse borrowing arrangement. SPAA Technical Director

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21 Nov 2012

SPAA makes two appointments in marketing and education

From SPAA - Self Managed Superannuation Funds Professionals Association

The SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA) is on a growth path with two key appointments in marketing and education. Richard Magney has been appointed Sales and Business Development Manager

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05 Nov 2012

SMSFs should be integral to Australian-NZ super accord

From SMSF Association

The proposal to exclude self managed super funds from the proposed legislation to allow portability of retirement savings between Australia and New Zealand is both “discriminatory and counter-productive.” The SMSF

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03 Oct 2012

How can your SMSF clients utilise their place of work in their SMSF investment

From SMSF Education

It’s easy to take the line that if it looks and smells like an in-house asset, then it probably is. Not only is this limiting the investment opportunities available to

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17 Aug 2012

Pensions ruling opens Pandora’s box for some super funds

From SMSF Association

The State Technical Days held by the SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA) has highlighted that the draft pensions ruling released by the Australian Tax Office (ATO) still leaves open

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09 Aug 2012

Renovating property inside an SMSF

From Peter Townsend - Townsends Business & Corporate Lawyers

Some investors have misconstrued the ATO’s decision to allow SMSFs to renovate older residential housing. Many have missed the point that renovations can only occur for ungeared property if trustees are

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08 Aug 2012

16 steps for SMSF borrowing

From Peter Townsend - Townsends Business & Corporate Lawyers

A typical borrowing by an SMSF has the following steps and the order of these steps is important to minimise any difficulties in completing the transaction. These difficulties can include:

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03 Aug 2012

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