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Accounting

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

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Superannuation

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

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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"....

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Superannuation

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

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Superannuation

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

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Superannuation

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

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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...

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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)....

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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...

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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....

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Superannuation

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

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Superannuation

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

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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...

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Superannuation

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

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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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