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Superannuation

The Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association (SPAA) has called for the restoration of superannuation contribution caps to pre-2009 levels and for sensible solut...

Superannuation

The Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals’ Association (SPAA) has welcomed the Government’s draft legislation, which allows self-managed super funds (SMSFs) t...

Financial planning

The Government’s measured response to the 177 recommendations put forth in the Cooper Review has been broadly welcomed by the industry, with agreement reached on mo...

Financial planning

Government embraces majority of Cooper recommendations as policy but faces testing time gaining Parliamentary endorsement....

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Superannuation

The Self Managed Super Funds Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA) has urged caution to SMSF advisers and trustees about the tough new measures that apply ...

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Superannuation

The SPAA has recommended an ‘opt-out’ from the superannuation guarantee as a way for people with multiple employers to avoiding incurring significant tax pena...

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Superannuation

The Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals’ Association is pushing for higher standards for financial planners who advise in the sector....

Superannuation

The Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA) has appointed Peter Crump and Andrew Hamilton to its board....

Superannuation

The Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals’ Association of Australia does not support the ban on asset-based fees that has been proposed by the Accounting Profession...

Superannuation

Further changes to the SMSF registration process will enable more time to assess SMSF trustees and prevent fraudulent activity, according to SPAA....

Superannuation

A number of SMSF advisers surveyed by the Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals’ Association of Australia have supported a restricted licence for accountants advisi...

Superannuation

The Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) has welcomed the Federal Government's endorsement of a SPAA/Australian Artists Association art ...

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Superannuation

The demand for specialist self-managed super fund (SMSF) accreditation has jumped dramatically in light of the Future of Financial Advice and Cooper Review reform recomme...

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Superannuation

Cooper Review gets mixed response from the industry, with most lamenting its failure to address superannuation savings adequacy....

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Superannuation

In response to a Cooper Review recommendation that self-managed super fund (SMSF) professionals be banned from investing in art and collectables, SPAA has stated artwork ...

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