Articles by Darin Tyson-Chan

Business News

Significant cash return differences for SMSFs

Comparison site Mozo has found a substantial differential exists among the returns from cash products servicing SMSFs that could be reducing fund performance for trustees and members.

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From the Editor

Stop the loathing

No matter how many statistics are published about how successful and how satisfied SMSF trustees are with their superannuation funds, scepticism and dread of this sector of the retirement savings industry just won’t go away.

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Compliance

Separation of assets a major compliance issue

The recording of SMSF assets under the proper name or entity is an issue the ATO has ranked among its top 10 current compliance problems.

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Superannuation

Optimal SMSF performance threshold defined

The latest joint research from SuperConcepts and the University of Adelaide’s International Centre for Financial Services has determined the SMSF asset balance at which investment returns generated significantly improve for members.

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Commercial Property

Commercial property good for diversification

Trustees should consider greater allocations to unlisted commercial property in SMSF portfolios for better diversification and returns, according to a manager for the asset class.

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Regulation

Advisers must note asset segregation rules

Advisers need to be aware of the two dimensional nature of the asset segregation rules to understand this type of arrangement can still exist in an SMSF even after the implementation on 1 July of the new legislation governing the superannuation system, an industry educator has said.

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Superannuation

Shadow shop supported in the main

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s (ASIC) announcement at last month’s SMSF Association National Conference that it will be conducting a shadow shopping exercise on SMSF advice has been met with a mixed reaction from sector practitioners.

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Compliance

Compliance confusion may spark legal issues

Exactly whose responsibility it is to inform clients about compliance issues in relation to the new superannuation legislation remains unclear and may lead to legal issues for SMSF practitioners, according to an industry lawyer.

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Regulation

Cap indexation contains anomaly

The indexation rules being applied to the concessional contributions caps from 1 July under the new superannuation legislation may end up causing confusion for high-income earners in the years to come.

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Superannuation

Super not government revenue panacea

The head of a global asset management firm has refuted the federal government’s belief superannuation is a great source of revenue and questioned its use of this notion as the justification for the constant changes being made to the retirement savings system.

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