Australian Superannuation and Compliance managing director Ravi Subramaniam averted his focus from general financial planning to SMSF administration to make his business more secure.

When I came back to Australia in 2002, after working overseas, I found my self immersed in the superannuation industry.

Andrew Hamilton’s time as SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA) chair has just come to an end. Here he takes the opportunity to reflect on his experiences of the past two years with Darin Tyson-Chan.

Goodwin Financial Services SMSF specialist Greg Mifsud was drawn to the sector immediately after completing university. He speaks to Darin Tyson-Chan about his involvement with SPAA and how the over-regulation of the industry is frustrating for SMSF advisers.

Heffron SMSF Solutions technical sales director Paul Sarkis has been involved in the sector since the turn of the century from what was supposed to be a three-year assignment.

Andrew Gale has been a member of the SPAA board for nearly two years now. He tells Darin Tyson-Chan about the opportunities to continue to grow the body’s membership and the need for more measured debate to formulate sound medium-term policy for the industry.

Scott Girdlestone became involved in superannuation when he joined accounting firm William Buck. He tells Darin Tyson-Chan he’d like to see adviser education standards raised and is worried about the sector being over-regulated.

SMSF Design founder Tracey Besters is helping practitioners build better SMSF businesses. She talks to Darin Tyson-Chan about the areas that need improvement among current SMSF advisory practices.

AMP financial planner Tony Rigby has been a practitioner for nearly 25 years. He speaks to Darin Tyson-Chan about the changing interests of SMSF members after the GFC and the need for all sector participants to work together more closely.