SPAA makes two key appointments to executive team

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The SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA) has made two key appointments to its executive team. Richard Hockney has been appointed General Manager, Corporate Development, and Joshua Geers is the

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Decision on excess non-concessional contributions a win for SMSF trustees

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The Federal Government’s decision to introduce a mechanism to allow taxpayers to withdraw excess non-concessional contributions made after 1 July 2013 is a win for SMSF trustees. Jordan George, Senior Manager, Technical

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SPAA to host State Technical Conferences for SMSF professionals

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The SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA) has organised an exciting program for its annual State Technical Conferences series that begins in Sydney on 22 July. The day-long conferences, titled

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FATCA agreement gets thumbs up from SPAA

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The SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA) welcomes the decision reached between the US and Australian governments to exclude self-managed super funds and superannuation from the United States’ Foreign Account Tax

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SPAA brings new innovation to CPD requirements with ‘first of its kind’ online tool

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The SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA) has launched a new professional development tool to support its members on their Continuing Professional Development (CPD) journey as a key component of

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Care and measured debate needed in adjusting pension age and changing preservation age

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Lifting pension age no silver bullet The SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA) says the Australian public will be best served if there is a measured debate about the suggestion

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‘Bad apples’: SPAA supports ASIC sentiment

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The SMSF Professionals Association of Australia today lent its support to the ASIC submission to the Financial Services Inquiry which called for tougher measures to counter so-called ‘Bad Apples’ in

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SMSF regulatory settings working well, says SPAA

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Prudential supervision not need The current approach to regulating self managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) is appropriate and working well according to the SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA) submission to

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‘Unlock SMSFs capital to help grow Australian Economy ‘ – SPAA to Murray

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Infrastructure and Corporate Bonds: Make SMSF investing easier The SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA) has urged the Australian government’s Financial System Inquiry (FSI) to look at ways the growing

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Allegations that SMSFs don’t provide information ‘spurious’

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Allegations that SMSFs don’t provide the same level of information about their asset allocation as the larger APRA-regulated funds are simply spurious, says Andrea Slattery, CEO of the SMSF Professionals’

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