Articles by Darin Tyson-Chan

Regulation

Advisers need to guide clients through change of govt

An SMSF strategist has suggested advisers will need to communicate effectively with their SMSF clients to help them deal with the changes to superannuation that will arise if the Labor Party forms government at this year’s election.

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ATO, Superannuation

ATO aids contributions cap compliance

The regulator will assist practitioners and their SMSF clients in complying with the new non-concessional contributions cap rules.

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ATO

ATO reserve allocation discretion tested

A recent ATO private binding ruling has clarified the discretionary power of the regulator as to the treatment of allocations to SMSF members from reserves.

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ATO

ATO to address TBC commutation notice errors

The regulator has detected errors regarding transfer balance account commutations and is in the process of addressing them.

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Regulation, Superannuation

SMSFA flags three likely royal commission outcomes

The Royal Commission can result in three possible outcomes, each causing different levels of disruption, the SMSF Association believes.

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Compliance, Regulation

SMSF specialist tips rise in fund establishments

limited recourse borrowing arrangements; LRBA; Grant Abbott

A rise in the number of SMSFs established and an increase in sector litigation are two outcomes a strategy expert has predicted for 2019. I Love SMSF founder Grant Abbott has forecast a rise in SMSF establishments on the back of a dip in market performance and the associated reduction in returns generated by industry […]

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ETFs, Investments, Portfolio Construction

ETFs to remain popular for SMSFs

A leading exchange-traded fund (ETF) provider has predicted allocations from the SMSF sector to continue to be strong in 2019, aided by other trends in the financial services landscape.

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Accounting

Merry Christmas

The team at selfmanagedsuper would like to wish all of its readers a very Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year.

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ATO, Superannuation

ATO issues LCRs relating to legal amendments

The ATO today published two new law companion rulings (LCR) on its legal database addressing legislative amendments currently being considered by the federal parliament.

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Education, Regulation

SMSFA calls for FASEA CPD obligations fine-tuning

The SMSF Association has identified certain Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) requirements pertaining to continuing professional development (CPD) for advisers it feels need amending.

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