Articles by Darin Tyson-Chan

Education, Financial Planning

SMSFA pushes for greater CPD integrity

The SMSF Association has called on the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) to revise its policy regarding the approval of continuing professional development (CPD) requirements in order to improve the integrity of the process.

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Business News, Superannuation

New alliances to help UBS service super industry

UBS Asset Management Australia has announced two new partnerships with fund managers with a view to providing better investment options for superannuants across the country.

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Regulation, Superannuation

Significant victories for SMSFA in 2018

The SMSF Association has reflected favourably upon its advocacy activity in 2018, nominating the changes to the work test exemption as it most significant achievement in this area.

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Regulation, Retirement, Superannuation

ASFA argues against system disruption

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has called for stability to be established with the current retirement savings framework and as such has argued against the introduction of a policy stopping the ability of some retirees to receive imputation credit refunds.

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ATO

SMSF establishments bounce back

An ATO statistical report for the September quarter has shown SMSF establishments strengthened after a lacklustre June quarter, with the largest proportion of new funds continuing to be set up by a younger cohort of trustees.

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ATO, Auditing

Reciprocal auditing arrangements in the gun

The ATO has declared its intention to focus its compliance activities on the practice among SMSF auditors of using reciprocal arrangements that represent breaches of independence.

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Profiles

One on one with…Brian Hor

Townsends Business and Corporate Lawyers special counsel Brian Hor recognised the importance of estate planning early in his SMSF-related career.

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ASIC, Education, Insurance

Education key to 2019 advice proposition

SMSF; FASEA; credit; specialist

The findings from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s (ASIC) “Report 575: SMSFs: Improving the quality of advice and member experiences” indicate education activities for trustees should be an important part of advice propositions in the coming year, according to a specialist business consultant.

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ETFs, Investments

Fidante unveils active ETF suite

Investment manager Fidante Partners today launched its ActiveX offering, which will comprise a series of actively managed exchange-traded funds (ETF) run by a variety of boutique fund managers.

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Regulation, Superannuation, Tax

Current imputation refund impost not accounted for

The Financial Services Council (FSC) has criticised the premise the Labor Party has used from a government expenditure perspective to justify its proposed policy of banning imputation credit refunds for certain retirees in its submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics inquiry on the matter.

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