The requirement to hold an AFSL when providing advice should extend to SMSF property spruikers, says ASFA....
On the back of comments made by ASIC commissioner Greg Tanzer, SPAA has welcomed the regulator's recognition and acknowledgement of professional service providers in the ...
SPAA has welcomed ASIC Commissioner Greg Tanzer’s acknowledgement of the important role advisers play in the SMSF sector....
While costs may still be a barrier, recent research reveals why more accountants are using platforms within SMSFs. ...
Accountants like platforms for ease of use but remain cautious based on their underlying cost....
Latest APRA data shows SMSF sector enjoyed more solid growth in the last financial year - a figure welcomed by the industry. ...
The growth of the self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) sector could be damaged by the failure of fund members to properly manage the funds and their holdings, accordi...
A number of important legislative changes for the self-managed super fund (SMSF) sector were not implemented before Parliament rose, according to Peter Burgess, head of p...
SPAA argues that this year’s ATO compliance focus makes getting appropriate advice even more essential....
SPAA is urging SMSFs to get quality advice after the ATO announced it would increase its monitoring of the sector. ...
SPAA claims $2000 self-education cap will undermine maintenance of professionalism in SMSF sector....
The Board of the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) has returned its founder and chief executive Andrea Slattery to the body for the second time citing g...
SPAA claims recent ATO data revealing a decline in SMSF establishments belies health of sector....
SPAA has welcomed the Government’s decision to drop amendments to affected off-market related party transfers....
Self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) associations are celebrating another win after the Federal Government quietly removed proposals to restrict related party transact...
This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....
It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...