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Superannuation is usually the biggest talking point for most advisers during tax season. Concessional contribution caps will certainly be top of mind this year given the ...
Superannuation
Government warned that the costs of tinkering with superannuation could far outweigh the benefits....
Superannuation
Recent questions around superannuation funds' exposure to equities have promoted the benefits of self-managed super funds in delivering flexibility, according to the SMSF...
Superannuation
Recent debate around asset allocation in super and funds' exposure to equities has promoted the flexibility of self-managed super funds, according to the SMSF Professiona...
Financial planning
SPAA has warned the jump in ECT breaches may only get worse when the concessional contribution cap for those aged 50 and over, with a superannuation balance over $500,000...
Superannuation
In situations where a SMSF enters into a contract with a related party, care needs to be taken to avoid potential breaches of the law. Peter Burgess explains....
Financial planning
The Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia has called for higher levels of competency in the provision of financial advice following recent damni...
Policy & Regulation
SPAA will work with ASIC to develop its in-house code of conduct so that SPAA members are exempt from opt-in requirements when the FOFA reforms take effect....
Superannuation
Blended families create unique challenges and need a new approach when planning super death benefits, according to two SPAA advisers....
People & Products
Former Count chief executive Andrew Gale has joined the board of SPAA four months after his departure from Count....
Superannuation
SPAA says financial planners, auditors and accountants needed the 12-month delay to FOFA implementation....
Superannuation
SMSFs were one of the target areas for the Stronger Super reforms and while SPAA was broadly happy with the proposed measures, it still has some concerns about implementa...
Editorial
Mike Taylor writes that the failure of the industry’s critics to distinguish between the failure of product and the failure of advice is continuing to tarnish the reputat...
Superannuation
The SPAA has come out strongly against the Government's changes to the concessional contributions regime, saying it "falls short of a workable solution"....
Life/Risk
In order to address the growing insurance gap in the self-managed super fund sector, AIA Australia has partnered with Australian Group Insurances to launch an online insu...
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