The SMSF Association has prepared a challenging program for its annual State Technical Conference Series that aims to enhance the skills and knowledge of SMSF specialists to assist them provide clients with the best possible advice about their retirement savings.
The day-long conferences, which begin in Sydney on Tuesday 28 July, will address seven issues of critical important to the SMSF specialist. Sydney will be followed by Brisbane on 29 July, Melbourne on 30 July, Adelaide on 31 July and Perth on 3 August.
Association CEO/Managing Director Andrea Slattery says: “It’s our firm belief that the best outcomes for SMSFs are achieved when trustees and members, and their specialist advisors, are fully armed with the most up-to-date information.
“The world of SMSFs can be complex, and it is only when advisors, in particular, are at the top of their game can their clients be confident of achieving the optimum results across the myriad disciplines involved in running a fund.
“This is why these technical conferences are so eagerly awaited by our professional members, and why they play such an integral role in improving their skills.”
At this year’s conferences, the sessions are:
• Your Business: SMSFs and technology;
• Regulatory and legislative update;
• Do you know your ABC’s of ECPI;
• Understanding (Superannuation) Heaven and Hell;
• 2015’s top 10 SMSF questions;
• ATO SMSF Compliance activity update; and
• The ‘Super’ market.
Graeme Colley, SMSF Association Director Technical and Professional Standards, who is heading the technical conferences for the third successive year, says: “We have devised a program that will stimulate our members across a range of disciplines critically important to their clients.
“The high-calibre speakers on these topics will ensure engaging, informative sessions, again demonstrating why the State Technical Conference Series helps underpin the Association’s commitment to professionalism.”
Colley says the feedback from members who regularly attend the technical conferences is always positive, “so I urge you to bring along a colleague or peer to this year’s event. They will thank you for it”.
Source: SMSF Association
