Articles by Darin Tyson-Chan

Accounting

Investment tool includes latest super changes

Online investment modelling platform provider Optimo Financial has enhanced its mathematical strategic investment modelling tool, Pathfinder, to incorporate the new superannuation legislation passed by Parliament in November last year.

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Investments

Industry optimistic on property

The latest research into the property market has shown professional practitioners are very positive about the outlook and overall business conditions for the sector for 2017.

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Compliance

Advisers get estate planning support tool

A leading superannuation law firm has released a support tool to assist advisers adapt their estate planning strategies to the legislative changes contained in the recently passed Treasury Laws Amendment (Fair and Sustainable Superannuation) Bill 2016.

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Business News

BGL wins over Keep It Simple Super

SMSF administration provider Keep It Simple Super (KISS) has switched to BGL Corporate Solutions’ applications, Simple Fund 360 and CAS 360, for its administration software and compliance needs.

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Compliance

Immediate deed review a must

A specialist superannuation law firm has urged SMSF advisers and their clients to review fund trust deeds immediately in light of the new legislation governing retirement savings passed in November last year.

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Business News

AMP to increase SMSF product access

AMP is set to make more financial products available to SMSFs via its software service and expects to see a resulting increase in the fund inflows generated from the sector.

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Regulation

SMSFA ticks new advice standards

The SMSF Association has endorsed new legislation aimed at raising the educational and ethical standards of financial advisers.

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Business News

Finding quality specialist advice a challenge

Illustration of a man peering through a telescope.

SMSF Association chief executive Andrea Slattery has nominated the ability for trustees to find good specialist advice to assist them with both short and long-term strategic decision-making as potentially the biggest challenge currently facing the sector.

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Business News

Achievement of goals triggers handover

Andrea Slattery

Outgoing SMSF Association chief executive Andrea Slattery has revealed a key reason for her decision to step down from her current role was the belief the industry body had achieved its original goals.

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Business News

Experience, skill set key to appointment

Relevant industry body experience and a number of specific professional attributes are the factors that made John Maroney the ideal person to take over as chief executive of the SMSF Association, according to its chair, Andrew Gale.

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