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Superannuation

Prudential regulation “flies in the face” of SMSFs: SPAA

Financial product-style regulation would be a poor fit for SMSFs, SPAA says....

Editorial

Why alternative investments could be a hot ticket option in 2014

Retail advisers have traditionally shied away from alternative investments, but an upswing in the market could see them become a hot ticket option in 2014, particularly f...

Superannuation

Unlocking SMSFs key to Australia’s future: SPAA

Using SMSFs as a funding vehicle for infrastructure and corporate loans is critical to Australia’s future economic stability, SPAA believes....

Editorial

FOFA and resisting remuneration temptation

The Government’s amendments to the FOFA legislation seemed capable of creating some loopholes around commissions but, as Mike Taylor writes, the major planning organisati...

Superannuation

SPAA numbers boosted with Count partnership deal

SPAA membership will be boosted after partnering with Count Financial to provide subsidised services to advisers....

Superannuation

SPAA applauds FOFA best interests amendments

SPAA welcomes Federal Government decision to amend how best interest duty works as part of FOFA reforms....

Editorial

Keeping our regulators non-political

The executive director of the Revenue Group within the Federal Treasury, Rob Heferen, made a very important point to last month’s SPAA conference in Brisbane: any change ...

Policy & Regulation

Industry welcomes FOFA amendments

Several financial services industry bodies throw support behind FOFA amendments tabled in Parliament yesterday. ...

Editorial

Detecting the self-interest in criticisms of FOFA changes

Based on recent media coverage, it would be easy to believe that the Abbott Government was quite recklessly setting about dismantling all the consumer protections contain...

Policy & Regulation

SPAA applauds new SMSF penalty regime

New legislation that empowers the tax office to hand out reformist penalties to SMSF trustees who inadvertently break the law has been praised by SPAA....

Superannuation

Case for lowering SMSF levy

SPAA has argued the self-managed super fund levy could come down substantially after recent government measures saw the clearing of the tax amendments backlog....