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• Trio more troubling than Storm, Westpoint

  The collapse of fund manager Trio Capital (Trio) poses more issues than those raised by the failure of financial services groups Storm Financial (Storm) and Westpoint, a parliamentary committee inquiry report has said.

  Recommended In: Trio,fraud,Richard St John,compensation Posted on May 17, 2012

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• SPAA’s CEO joins Ladder board to help combat youth homelessness

  Andrea Slattery, the chief executive officer of the SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA), has been appointed to the Board of Ladder, the AFL-supported Charity organisation dedicated to tackling youth homelessness in Australia.

  Recommended In: Posted on May 15, 2012

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• Tax changes undermine superannuation

  The Federal Government’s decision to defer the start date of the $50,000 concessional cap for individuals over 50 and with an a superannuation account balance under $500,000 for two years is bad policy that has the long term potential to undermine Australia’s savings and retirement scheme, says the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) CEO Andrea Slattery

  Recommended In: Budget,Concessional Cap Posted on May 14, 2012

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• Beware the thief in a suit

  Sophisticated criminals have stolen millions in retirement savings and they are not about to stop, warns the Australian Crime Commission The nation's top law enforcers are investigating links between tens of millions of dollars in thefts from dozens of self-managed superannuation funds and major organised crime syndicates.

  Recommended In: investment risks Posted on May 14, 2012

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• Investors left out in the cold

  Last Tuesday morning, as the financial services industry and a large chunk of the media were preparing to enter the annual budget bubble, Financial Services and Superannuation Minister Bill Shorten released a long-awaited review of compensation arrangements for individual investors.

  Recommended In: compensation Posted on May 14, 2012

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