SPAA

Accounting

With the limited licensing regime for accountants set to begin on 1 July this year, SMSF specialists are weighing up their options....

Superannuation

SPAA has urged auditors to register early with ASIC to ensure they can undertake SMSF audits from 1 July 2013....

Superannuation

SMSFs are less likely to lose pension exemptions after the Australian Taxation Office announced it would not penalise trustees for making an "honest mistake"....

Superannuation

SMSFs have recorded a "minor win" following the ATO's announcement on trustees that breach minimum pension standards, says Nexia Australia....

Superannuation

The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) has signed up to a UN committee that supports approximately 300,000 advisers globally....

Superannuation

A major industry superannuation fund is changing its legal structure to allow SMSFs to invest in its underlying investment platform....

Superannuation

With even the largest of SMSF administration firms holding less than 2 per cent of the overall market, the potential for consolidation has become an increasingly hot topi...

Superannuation

This year is set to be one like no other for self-managed super fund (SMSF) advisers, according to the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA)....

Superannuation

SPAA has pointed accountants towards its Public Practice Certificate as at least a part of finding an answer to the new limited licensing arrangements replacing the accou...

Superannuation

Time is running out for financial planners and accountants working in the SMSF space to make crucial decisions before legislative changes come in, according to SPAA....

Superannuation

SPAA says recent data released by the ATO undermines claims of mis-selling with respect to SMSFs....

Superannuation

SPAA joins chorus of industry voices on risks associated with limited recourse borrowings....

Financial planning

SPAA has come out in support of the Government's move to label LRBAs as a financial product, which would mean only financial planners will be able to advise on these arra...

Superannuation

Recently published statistics on SMSFs point to a healthy sector, according to SPAA's Graeme Colley....

Editorial

The Financial Services Council's position on life insurance churn proved controversial, attracting criticism from the likes of Synchron's Don Trapnell....

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