The 2012 Self Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association National Conference helps SMSF professionals stay abreast of the latest legislative changes, strategies and technology advancements in the SMSF sector.
Journalists are invited to attend all sessions.

Some speaker/session highlights include:

• 'Intimate with SMSFs' - SPAA & Russell Investments Annual Research into the SMSF sector
• New market & new customer behaviour for the next decade - Bernard Salt, Partner KPMG
• Global capital market outlook and investment implications - Russ Koesterich, Chief Global Strategist, iShares and Head of the BlackRock Investment Institute
• Investment markets: making sense of the noise - Tim Farrelly, Principal, Farrelly's Investment Strategy
• ATO compliance update - Stuart Forsyth, Assistant Commissioner of Taxation
• SMSF legislation & technical update - Peter Burgess, SPAA Technical Director
• Latest pension strategies - Meg Heffron, Principal, Heffron
• Live longer and richer: how to manage longevity risk using SMSFs - Jeremy Cooper, Chairman Retirement Income, Challenger and Catherine Nance, Partner PwC
• The truth about SMSF estate planning: sorting myths from reality - Dan Butler, Managing Director DBA Lawyers & Mike Fitzpatrick, Partner PwC
• What does the future hold? With Andrea Slattery, CEO, SPAA; John Brogden, CEO, Financial Services Council; Mark Rantall, CEO, Financial Planners Association; Andrew Conway, CEO, Institute of Public Accountants

There will also be technical sessions on topics including SMSF borrowing strategies, collectibles & personal use assets, audit & ATO compliance.

A full conference program is available via this link: http://www.spaa.asn.au/events/spaa-national-conference/program.aspx

Dates/times:

Wednesday 15 February 2012: 8.00 - 5.30pm
Thursday 16 February 2012: 8.30 - 5.30pm
Friday 17 February 2012: 8.30am - 1.00pm

RSVPs:

Media are invited to attend all or part of the sessions free of charge but they must register with Honner Media. Register your attendance by Friday 3 February 2012 with Honner Media on (02) 8248 3742 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .