Articles by Darin Tyson-Chan

Superannuation

Gender gap narrows, but work still needed

The latest statistical analysis provided by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has shown a significant increase in women’s share of retirement savings balances over the past 23 years.

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Estate Planning

SMSF Association issues death benefit guide

The SMSF Association has made a go-to guide available to its members aimed at assisting them in the payment of superannuation death benefits.

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Superannuation

Restrictive salary sacrifice boundary removed

The new rules allowing individuals to make tax-deductible voluntary superannuation contributions introduced as part of the super reforms have allowed SMSF members to overcome the inequitable and limiting nature of salary sacrifice arrangements, according to the SMSF Association.

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Retirement

Retirement age adjustment concerns

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The easing out of the age pension qualifying age is causing some anxiety among SMSF members as to the effect this move will have on the official age of retirement, a trustee forum has revealed.

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Auditing

New integration for Evolv White

Automated audit platform Evolv White has entered into a new integration partnership with tech firm InfoTrack that will give users access to a new range of documents.

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Features

2017 SMSF Roundtable: Thrashing out the super reform riddles

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On 9 May, Treasurer Scott Morrison delivered his second federal budget, which contained two new measures impacting on superannuation – the ability for Australians over the age of 65 to contribute $300,000 into their super fund from the proceeds of downsizing their home regardless of their transfer balance cap status, and the First Home Super Saver Scheme.

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Business News

LRBA advice results in ASIC ban

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has banned Drew Crosskreutz from providing financial advice for three years after ruling he had broken the law by not acting in his clients’ best interests.

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Compliance

SMSF Association urges CGT relief action

The SMSF Association has called on SMSF trustees to take action now if they want to use the capital gains tax (CGT) relief provisions contained in the super reforms as part of their strategy to comply with the new transfer balance cap.

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Profiles

One on one with…John Maroney

New SMSF Association chief executive John Maroney has renewed his involvement in the superannuation industry, having previously played a part at its inception.

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From the Editor

Now to deal with flow-on effects

The further we move away from 1 July into the brave new world of the most recent post-super reforms, the more we are seeing the flow-on effects from the system changes be they intentional or unintentional.

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