Articles by Darin Tyson-Chan

Regulation

Legitimate early release of super under review

Revenue and Financial Services Minister Kelly O’Dwyer has announced Treasury will review the rules controlling the early release of superannuation on severe financial hardship and compassionate grounds.

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Business News

Merry Christmas from selfmanagedsuper

The selfmanagedsuper team would like to wish all of our readers a Merry Christmas in 2017 and a Happy New Year.

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Investments

Global franchise investing a good complement

Including a portfolio allocation to global franchise companies can complement the home bias and stock concentration exhibited by many SMSF investors, a specialist fund manager has said.

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Compliance

CGT relief not for all assets

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SMSF advisers and trustees must be aware the capital gains tax (CGT) relief provisions contained in the super reforms do not apply to all assets the fund owns, a technical expert has said.

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Business News

BGL users get Ignition Wealth service access

Clients of specialist SMSF software provider BGL will be given the ability to access the digital financial advice services of Ignition Wealth as the result of a new partnership arrangement between the two organisations.

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Fixed Income

SMSF fixed income demand on the rise

The fixed income asset class is witnessing a consistent increasing interest from SMSF investors, according to a specialist fund manager.

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Business News

BT platforms add Cooper Investors

Global equities specialist fund manager Cooper Investors has had two of its offerings recently included on BT Financial Group’s investment platforms.

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Business News

Optimo introduces SMSF platform feature

Specialist financial modelling provider Optimo Financial has now included insurance bonds in its Pathfinder Online platform driven by client demand.

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From the Editor

Royal commission a double-edged SMSF sword

The latest buzz in financial services circles in the past few weeks has been the announcement of a royal commission into the banks. The terms of reference for the inquiry include the superannuation industry, but thankfully exclude the SMSF sector.

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ATO

Relaxed TBAR regime welcomed

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The SMSF community has expressed its approval of the announcement from the ATO as to what the rules governing total account balance reporting (TBAR) for superannuation funds will be.

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