Category: SMSF Association Media Release

APRA figures reveal an SMSF sector in robust health

The SMSF sector has emerged from the 2021-22 financial year in robust health based on APRA’s Quarterly Superannuation Performance figures for the June 2022 quarter. In the 12 months to […]

e-learning modules designed for SMSF specialists now available

The 2022-23 edition of the SMSF Association’s SMSF e-learning modules, incorporating the latest legislative changes, tax thresholds and industry developments, is now available for professionals. SMSF Association Deputy CEO and […]

SMSF specialists lap up in-person Technical Summit

The SMSF Association’s 2022 Technical Summit held over two days on the Gold Coast again highlights how SMSF specialists relish in-person events as well as demonstrating the value they bring […]

SMSF Association appoints a new CEO

Peter Burgess, the SMSF Association Deputy CEO / Director of Policy & Education, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer, effective March 2023. Burgess will succeed John Maroney who has been […]

Quality of Advice Review comes under the microscope at Technical Summit

Allens partner and superannuation law expert Michelle Levy, who is heading the Quality of Advice Review with Treasury, will join a panel dissecting Quality of Advice at the SMSF Association […]

Associations united in response to quality of advice review

Joint media release with Association of Financial Advisers, Boutique Financial Planning Principals Association Inc., Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, CPA Australia, Financial Planning Association of Australia, Financial Services Council, Financial Services Institute of Australasia, Institute of Public […]

Specialist training critical to ensure health of SMSF sector

The SMSF Association is urging the Quality of Advice Review to “set in stone” the need for specialist training for those advising the more than 1.1 million Australians who are […]

Death benefits to come under the microscope at Technical Summit

The SMSF Association 2022 Technical Summit will include a deep-dive session into navigating death benefits with Accurium Head of Education, Mark Ellem, and Cooper Grace Ward Lawyers Partner Clinton Jackson.  […]

SMSF Association congratulates new Ministers

The SMSF Association is looking forward to a constructive relationship with the incoming Labor Government and is hopeful that two of the outstanding measures from the 2021 Federal Budget – […]

Technical Summit to drill deep into topical SMSF issues

Issues critical to SMSF specialists, such as complex strategy construction, contribution strategies, planning for incapacity and the payment of pensions, will be on the agenda at the annual SMSF Association […]