SPAA

Accounting

SPAA hopes to become part of the limited advice licensing regime by offering its Public Practice Certificate to accountant members....

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Superannuation

SPAA argues against codes based purely on obviating opt-in or being approved for licensees or dealer groups....

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Superannuation

A number of risks are looming large on the radars of SMSF advisers, according to the principal of consultant actuarial firm Rice Warner, Michael Rice....

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Superannuation

The Federal Government has received a further call to stop tinkering with the superannuation policy settings - this time via research conducted by Rice Warner on behalf o...

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People & Products

The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) has appointed Brett Kenny to the board....

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Financial planning

SMSFs perform similarly regardless of whether trustees rely on advisers, accountants or their own research, according to a Rice Warner study....

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Superannuation

There has been debate around how SMSFs use limited recourse borrowing arrangements. SPAA technical director Peter Burgess weighs up the benefits and risks....

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Accounting

Members could inflict pain on accounting groups which seek to promulgate APES 230....

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Superannuation

The risks inherent in limited recourse borrowing are significant and should be considered carefully by SMSF trustees, according to Peter Burgess, technical director of th...

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Superannuation

SPAA has warned LRBA arrangements within SMSFs come with their fair share of risks....

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Superannuation

SPAA CEO Andrea Slattery points to possibilities for SMSFs in biotechnology and life science investment....

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Superannuation

The Self-Managed Superannuation Fund Professionals' Association (SPAA) has laid out the case for the increased recognition of professional SMSF auditors....

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Superannuation

The SMSF sector is well placed to deal with the challenges of post-retirement, according to SPAA chief executive Andrea Slattery....

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Superannuation

The complexity of the self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) space is rapidly outpacing SMSF auditors, according to Chan and Naylor director of financial planning David ...

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Financial planning

Professional codes of conduct should be the responsibility of financial services licensees rather than industry associations in order to be fairer to consumers, according...

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