Independence is certainly a hot topic these days – right now, the conversation is specifically for auditors. But it’s also been a big area of discussion for advisers in the past.

Today is a pretty important day in the Heffron world – it marks 20 years since one of our most influential staff members joined us, Leigh Mansell.

Meg explains how our passion to make our knowledge more accessible drove the creation of the Toolkit and Companion.

I think I’m still recovering from our first ever virtual Super Intensive Day last week. Thank you so much to all of you who joined us in our big adventure.

At Heffron, we love what we do but we know we can always achieve more when we take something on as a committed team of 70 people rather than 70 enthusiastic individuals working separately.

If Accountants ever needed reminding that 2020 is indeed a strange year, look no further than the fact that the 2020 Federal Budget will be brought down in early October rather than the traditional “second Tuesday in May”.

It seems crazy to think we are already into the second month of the new financial year. But it appears that’s been long enough for the SMSF Association to host the best online event I’ve ever been to in 20+ years in financial services.

Just when I thought I would be writing my monthly article for our newsletter with no reference to Coronavirus, it flares up in Victoria in a major way!

Since my article last month, the Australian 'mood' has definitely moved on from relief that Covid-19 cases seem to be under control to a new phase which is focussing on when lockdown restrictions will ease.

Another month of the weird new world of Covid-19 and there are some things about our new lives that are starting to feel strangely normal.

We are certainly living through challenging and unprecedented times. You will soon see new initiatives to bring more of our training online and provide online tools that can help your staff who are working remotely.

It was great to see some of you at the SMSF Association National Conference on the Gold Coast. If you were there, I think you’ll agree that the conference had a real buzz this year.