New chairman of SPAA appointed

Sharyn Long has been appointed chair of the Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals Association of Australia (SPAA).
Long succeeds Graeme Colley, who held the position of chair and oversaw the association's rapid over the last two years. Colley will now hold the position of vice-chair of SPAA.
Long has been a director of SPAA since December 2005, and has been instrumental in the development of the SMSF Specialised Auditor designation and Code of Professional Conduct. She also chairs the recently formed Professional Standards Committee and is an active member on the National Conference committee. She founded Sharyn Long Chartered Accountants in 1993, and has spent most of her professional career specialising in superannuation. She is an accredited SMSF Specialist Auditor and a SMSF Specialist Advisor.
Established to represent professional advisers providing advice on self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs), SPAA is entering its sixth year of operation.